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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B50 · Cape Yakataga, AK · September 13, 1981

Date
September 13, 1981 · 01:54 local
Place
Cape Yakataga, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3580B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DA114
Reported as
Beech B50
Reported engine
Lycoming GO435
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,038 total17 in this make and model21 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.

Declared fuel emergency en route over water at night. May have ditched offshore during radar vectors to level land.

As the FAA filed it

DECLARED FUEL EMERGENCY EN ROUTE OVER WATER AT NIGHT. MAY HAVE DITCHED OFFSHORE DURING RADAR VECTORS TO LEVEL LAND.

NTSB investigation

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