What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck snow covered ground while circling area to find airport. Tore off nose and left main gear. Blamed whiteout.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK SNOW COVERED GROUND WHILE CIRCLING AREA TO FIND AIRPORT. TORE OFF NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. BLAMED WHITEOUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N8374T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20130428006779ICruise/Level Flight · Ekwok, AKAircraft was en-route from dillingham, AK to anchorage, AK in VFR weather, with the pilot and 1 passenger. The aircraft was operating under 14 CFR 91. A weather report was obtained online and from a pilot that had been operating earlier in the day. Weather at…Accident 20090515047189ACruise/Level Flight · Eagle River, AKTelephone interview with pilot [privacy data omitted] about aft cargo door top leaving aircraft in flight see attached pilot narrative. It appears the j hook was not making proper contact with the upper loop and the top of the door popped out into the wind…Accident 19960302047529ANome, AK(-16) Pilot continued flight into white-out conditions and hit a snow covered 1150 ft mountain near the top.