From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ptrs # AL01200901836PILOT experienced controlled flight into terrain under VFR flight plan. The pilot was flying south east bound from brevig mission airport, Alaska between 1000 to 2000 feet under an overcast layer. The pilot received a special VFR clearance to Nome airport with a reported visibility of 1 1/2 miles and a 900 broken layer of clouds in light snow and whiteout conditions. A hillside running north to south perpendicular to the flight path was hit first. This hill was at 800 feet above sea level. The second hill was at 680 feet where the aircraft came to rest in 3 to 4 feet of snow.
As the FAA filed it
PTRS # AL01200901836PILOT EXPERIENCED CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN UNDER VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FLYING SOUTH EAST BOUND FROM BREVIG MISSION AIRPORT, ALASKA BETWEEN 1000 TO 2000 FEET UNDER AN OVERCAST LAYER. THE PILOT RECEIVED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO NOME AIRPORT WITH A REPORTED VISIBILITY OF 1 1/2 MILES AND A 900 BROKEN LAYER OF CLOUDS IN LIGHT SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A HILLSIDE RUNNING NORTH TO SOUTH PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLIGHT PATH WAS HIT FIRST. THIS HILL WAS AT 800 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE SECOND HILL WAS AT 680 FEET WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.