ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41207
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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1994 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Uyak Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N126UA |
| MSN: | 1400 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22159 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miners Point, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KADQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The VFR only part 135 on demand sightseeing flight entered instrument meteorological conditions and collided with terrain. The surviving passenger reported that as the flight progressed, the ceiling and visibility deteriorated. Witnesses in the area reported heavy fog and estimated the ceiling and visibility to be 50 feet and one-fourth of a mile. The company's training program and operations policies and procedures did not address VFR flight in marginal weather conditions.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT OF THE VFR ONLY FLIGHT INTENTIONALLY ENTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE INADEQUATE PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES BY THE COMPANY/OPERATOR MANAGEMENT CONCERNING CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT IN MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE FOG.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94FA100
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2011 13:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2011 13:06 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 05:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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