# Accident 20070208002179A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Manokotak, AK, February 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2007, 18:10 local time
- Place: Manokotak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.9525° N, 159.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9525&lon=-159.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889X-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100ACMDR
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070208002179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATES HE WAS FLYING FROM TOGIAK TO DILLINGHAM, ALASKA. HE DID NOT CHECK WEATHER. THE CEILING WAS LOW ALTHOUGH THE VISIBILITY AT THE ALTITUDE HE WAS FLYING (600 FEET) WAS GOOD. AS HE APPROACHED A PASS WEST OF MANOKOTAK HE KNEW HE HAD TO CLIMB TO 700 FEET TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PASS. WHEN HE CLIMBED HE FLEW INTO THE CLOUDS AND COULDN'T SEE AHEAD. NEXT THING HE SAW WAS A BUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL. HIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE HILL, FLIPPED OVER WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE SNOW, CRESTED THE TOP OF THE HILL THEN SLID 1200 FEET DOWN THE BACKSLOPE OF THE HILL.

## 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 ANC07CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA019), Feb 8, 2007: Aero Commander 100 (N3889X), Manokotak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were fog, low ceilings,…

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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