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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Reims F406 · Barrow, AK · August 17, 2003

Date
August 17, 2003 · 12:56 local
Place
Barrow, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EPUA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6591L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03FA096
Reported as
Reims F406
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total1,200 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted aircraft was reportedly observed on radar as it made a tight 360 degree turn at approximately 500 feet MSL before disappearing from the screen. An oil slick and debris on the surface of the arctic ocean was located after the aircraft became overdue. No human remains nor any wreckage has been recovered to date. The accident remains under investigation by the NTSB and this office. No causal factors have been identified at this time, amendments will be submitted as more information becomes available. (-23 amendment) the aircraft was not recovered and no facts were found indicating the cause of this accident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTEDLY OBSERVED ON RADAR AS IT MADE A TIGHT 360 DEGREE TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MSL BEFORE DISAPPEARING FROM THE SCREEN. AN OIL SLICK AND DEBRIS ON THE SURFACE OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN WAS LOCATED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME OVERDUE. NO HUMAN REMAINS NOR ANY WRECKAGE HAS BEEN RECOVERED TO DATE. THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND THIS OFFICE. NO CAUSAL FACTORS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME, AMENDMENTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED AND NO FACTS WERE FOUND INDICATING THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 N6591L · 1

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