# Accident 20000621007459A: Amtr GLASTAR, Northway, AK, June 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0003° N, 141.6896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0003&lon=-141.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2623B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2623B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blanc Donald R GLASTAR KIT STD HMLT (registry code 05606OQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/blanc-donald-r-glastar-kit-std-hmlt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000621007459A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA073), Jun 21, 2000: Blanc Glastar (N2623B), Northway, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor associated with the accident were low clouds.

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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