# Accident 19910820035119A: Bnorm BN2A26, Ketchikan, AK, August 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 55.6798° N, 132.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6798&lon=-132.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68HA-1992-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (registry code 1520226, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A26
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 5,107 total, 740 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910820035119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING RAIN AND FOG. TURNED BACK BUT STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. BURNED AFTER IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA216), Aug 20, 1991: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander (N68HA), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE VFR IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE UPSLOPING TERRAIN IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH AS WELL AS WEATHER CONDITIONS…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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