What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 20, 2000, about 1630 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Curtis wright C-46A airplane, N1419Z, was destroyed after colliding with mountainous terrain, approximately 44 nautical miles southwest of the Kenai VOR. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules cargo flight under title 14, CFR 125, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by everets air fuel, inc. fairbanks, Alaska. The pilot in command, a certificated commercial pilot, and the second in command, a certificated commercial pilot, suffered fatal injuries in the collision. The flight originated at Kenai, Alaska and unloaded a fuel cargo at nondalton, Alaska. The accident aircraft was repositioning from nondalton, Alaska to Kenai, Alaska when the accident occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 20, 2000, ABOUT 1630 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CURTIS WRIGHT C-46A AIRPLANE, N1419Z, WAS DESTROYED AFTER COLLIDING WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 44 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE KENAI VOR. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES CARGO FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR 125, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY EVERETS AIR FUEL, INC. FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE SECOND IN COMMAND, A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KENAI, ALASKA AND UNLOADED A FUEL CARGO AT NONDALTON, ALASKA. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONING FROM NONDALTON, ALASKA TO KENAI, ALASKA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.