# Accident 19810715041239A: Beech 200BEECH, King Cove, AK, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: King Cove, AK
- Airport: King Cove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.1164° N, 162.2665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING COVE (KVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1164&lon=-162.2665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N631SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631SR-1982-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 18,800 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED VFR APPROACH TO AIRPORT THROUGH A PASS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. IMPACTED TOP OF HILL DURING A TURNING PULL-UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA080), Jul 15, 1981: Beech 200 (N631SR), King Cove, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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