What happened
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(-23) On August 27, 2004, at approximately 1630 adt, N197TT a Dehavilland DHC-3, equipped with tundra tires, was destroyed on impact and post impact fire when it collided with trees and mountainous terrain, about 35 miles west of Mcgrath, AK. The aircraft was operated title 14, CFR part 91 as a VFR flight when the accident occurred. The pilot-in-command received serious injuries, the passenger occupying the co-pilot seat received fatal injuries, and the passenger seated behing the pilot-in-command received minor injuries. Weather in the area was reported as instrument meteorological conditions of mist, fog and smoke. No flight plan was filed with fss. (-23 amendment) on August 27, 2004, at approximately 1630 adt, a Dehavilland DHC-3 wheel equipped airplane was destroyed after impact and post impact fire. The airplane impacted trees and mountainous terrain about 35 miles west of Mcgrath, AK. The airplane was operated as a VFR, title 14 CFR part 91 business flight by exousia, inc. d/b/a mavrik aire, kenai, AK. IFR meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident due to fog, mist, and smoke from wild fires in the state. (-23 amendment) additional information was obtained on may 20, 2005, during an interview with the surviving passenger. Information indicated that the aircraft entered into clouds and lost visual reference with the ground. As the aircraft exited the clouds the aircraft struck trees. Pilot attempted to miss trees by adding power, banking aircraft and attempting to climb, all attempts failed. Due to this additional information, this report is amended to reflect that information.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 27, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 ADT, N197TT A DEHAVILLAND DHC-3, EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF MCGRATH, AK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 AS A VFR FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, THE PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE CO-PILOT SEAT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER SEATED BEHING THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER IN THE AREA WAS REPORTED AS INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF MIST, FOG AND SMOKE. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH FSS. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON AUGUST 27, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 ADT, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF MCGRATH, AK. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A VFR, TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT BY EXOUSIA, INC. D/B/A MAVRIK AIRE, KENAI, AK. IFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT DUE TO FOG, MIST, AND SMOKE FROM WILD FIRES IN THE STATE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED ON MAY 20, 2005, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SURVIVING PASSENGER. INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO CLOUDS AND LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE CLOUDS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MISS TREES BY ADDING POWER, BANKING AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB, ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED. DUE TO THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THIS REPORT IS AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT INFORMATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.