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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C-45H · Livengood, AK · August 1, 1981

Date
August 1, 1981 · 14:25 local
Place
Livengood, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9826Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81FA089
Reported as
Beech C45H
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,027 total530 in this make and model280 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.

Encountered worsening weather in a pass. Struck trees trying to turn around. Faulty weather judgement a factor.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WORSENING WEATHER IN A PASS. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO TURN AROUND. FAULTY WEATHER JUDGEMENT A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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