# Accident 20011016037379A: Emb EMB120ER, Bethel, AK, October 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2001, 21:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YADA
- Location: 60.7783° N, 161.8367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7783&lon=-161.8367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120AX-2005-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120ER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011016037379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 2130 LOCAL TIME, OCTOBER 16, 2001, EMBRAER, EMB-120-ER N120AX, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 3.5 NM ON THE 186 DEGREE RADIAL OF THE BET VORTAC AT BETHEL, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING THE LOC/DME BC RWY 36 APPROACH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. SOLE OCCUPANTS WERE THE TWO PILOTS. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY WERE TREATED FOR MINOR BRUISES AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS (ACE), AND PANCAKED INTO THE TUNDRA SEVERAL MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED VERY SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS REPORTED TO BE 1200 FEET BROKEN AND THE VISIBILITY WAS 1 MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

## 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 ANC02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA002), Oct 17, 2001: Embraer 120ER (N120AX), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude which resulted in impact with terrain during an instrument landing approach. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

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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