# Accident 20090609047199A: Harden Bruc RV-7, Elim, AK, June 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2009, 16:50 local time
- Place: Elim, AK
- Airport: Elim
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6383° N, 162.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6383&lon=-162.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303BK-2017-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harden Bruce D R RV-7 (registry code 056259A, https://openairdocs.org/model/harden-bruce-d-r-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARDEN BRUC RV-7
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090609047199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE FOR NOME, ALASKA ON 6/09/2009. AIRCRAFT FOUND ON 6/10/2009 ON EAST BALD MOUNTAIN HALF MILE FROM THE VILLAGE OF ELIM, ALASKA. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE FLYING LOW. WEATHER IN AREA WAS LOW FOG AT TIME OF ACCIDENT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, PREVENTING LOCATION OF ACCIDENT.  ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY CIRCLED THE VILLAGE OF ELIM THREE TIMES BEFORE  DISAPPEARING. AFTER THE FINAL PASS, THE AIRCRAFT HEADED OUT OVER THE OCEAN AND TURNED EAST AND WAS LOST FROM SIGHT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF BALD MOUNTAIN AND WAS DESTROYED, KILLING BOTH OCCUPANTS.PTRS#  AL01200902558

## 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 ANC09FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09FA052), Jun 10, 2009: Harden RV-7 (N303BK), Elim, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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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