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FAA accident report · Amtr Glastar · Northway, AK · June 21, 2000

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Date
June 21, 2000 · 16:45 local
Place
Northway, AK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2623B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC00LA073
Reported as
Amtr Glastar
Fatal injuries
0
N2623BRegistered now · Blanc Donald R GLASTAR KIT STD HMLTS/N 5160Airframe modelBlanc Donald R GLASTAR KIT STD HMLTEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On June 21, 2000 Mr. Donald r. blanc pilot of N2623B, a 1998 glasstar home built aircraft, departed whitehorse, yukon territory for Northway, Alaska at about 11:00 pacific standard time. Mr. Blanc received a weather briefing in whitehorse, which informed him the weather from whitehorse to Northway was marginal and he could expect worsening conditions at Northway. After departing whitehorse the marginal weather forced Mr. Blanc to fly low level above the alcan highway as FAR as he could. When he could no longer follow the highway he decided to follow his GPS on a direct course to Northway. When the weather went from bad to worse, he climbed through the cloud layer and tried to get assistance from Northway fss. When he was able to get down to the surface again, he was unable to maintain the headings he received from the Northway fss controller or his GPS. With the fog, low clouds and poor visibility, Mr. Blanc was unable to maintain terrain clearance. Mr. Blanc crashed about 8 miles north of Northway Alaska, at about 4:45 local fairbanks time. Both he and his passenger Mr. Robert b. teeter received minor injuries. The aircraft received substantial damages.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2000 MR. DONALD R. BLANC PILOT OF N2623B, A 1998 GLASSTAR HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED WHITEHORSE, YUKON TERRITORY FOR NORTHWAY, ALASKA AT ABOUT 11:00 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. MR. BLANC RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING IN WHITEHORSE, WHICH INFORMED HIM THE WEATHER FROM WHITEHORSE TO NORTHWAY WAS MARGINAL AND HE COULD EXPECT WORSENING CONDITIONS AT NORTHWAY. AFTER DEPARTING WHITEHORSE THE MARGINAL WEATHER FORCED MR. BLANC TO FLY LOW LEVEL ABOVE THE ALCAN HIGHWAY AS FAR AS HE COULD. WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER FOLLOW THE HIGHWAY HE DECIDED TO FOLLOW HIS GPS ON A DIRECT COURSE TO NORTHWAY. WHEN THE WEATHER WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE, HE CLIMBED THROUGH THE CLOUD LAYER AND TRIED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM NORTHWAY FSS. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO GET DOWN TO THE SURFACE AGAIN, HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE HEADINGS HE RECEIVED FROM THE NORTHWAY FSS CONTROLLER OR HIS GPS. WITH THE FOG, LOW CLOUDS AND POOR VISIBILITY, MR. BLANC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. MR. BLANC CRASHED ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF NORTHWAY ALASKA, AT ABOUT 4:45 LOCAL FAIRBANKS TIME. BOTH HE AND HIS PASSENGER MR. ROBERT B. TEETER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES.

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 ANC00LA073Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorthway, AKThe pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor associated with the accident were low clouds.Jun 21, 2000 · Destroyed