19880824035629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Rainy Pass, AK · August 24, 1988

Date
August 24, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place
Rainy Pass, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95165
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA117
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
146 total137 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Flew up wrong canyon trying to find a Pass. Unable to turn or outclimb terrain. Crash landed on mountainside.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW UP WRONG CANYON TRYING TO FIND A PASS. UNABLE TO TURN OR OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. CRASH LANDED ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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