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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 65A90 · Akutan Island, AK · April 17, 1976

Date
April 17, 1976
Place
Akutan Island, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2400X
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC76AA081
Reported as
Beech 65A90
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,350 total61 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot ditched aircraft due to low fuel state. Driftwood bay beacon inop due antenna dmg.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT DUE TO LOW FUEL STATE. DRIFTWOOD BAY BEACON INOP DUE ANTENNA DMG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.