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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bnorm BN2A8 · Selawik, AK · April 7, 1983

Date
April 7, 1983 · 14:56 local
Place
Selawik, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MNAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N37MN
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83FA068
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A8
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,054 total1,598 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Flew into the ground in a whiteout. Was VFR in area of snowshowers and snow covered terrain. No ground reference.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THE GROUND IN A WHITEOUT. WAS VFR IN AREA OF SNOWSHOWERS AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. NO GROUND REFERENCE.

NTSB investigation

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