19880905036609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bnorm BN-2A · Sitka, AK · September 5, 1988

Date: September 5, 1988 · 13:45 local
Place: Sitka, AK
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N111VA
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA88FA167
Reported as: Bnorm BN2A
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total191 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

N111VARegistration cancelled Oct 5, 1989 · Britten-Norman BN-2AS/N 215 Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN-2A

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.

Tried to fly through cloud obscured pass,unable. Tried to reverse course and crashed in a glacier. Was over grossed

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO FLY THROUGH CLOUD OBSCURED PASS,UNABLE. TRIED TO REVERSE COURSE AND CRASHED IN A GLACIER. WAS OVER GROSSED

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA88FA167Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSitka, AKThe pilot encountered low ceilings, rain and fog while attempting to fly through a narrow mountain pass and successfully reversed course. He then flew into a small canyon off the main pass that terminated in a small glacier-covered bowl surrounded by steep…Sep 5, 1988 · Destroyed

Other reports on N111VA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19840719038579IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Seattle, WARight aileron balance weight struck a parked aircraft while being ground guided on a crowded ramp.Jul 19, 1984 · Minor damage