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NTSB accident investigation · Beech AT-11 · Moses Point, AK · March 5, 1962

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1962
Place
Moses Point, AK · MOSES POINT, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N41EBeech AT-11
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109375

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0013   62/3/5  NR.MOSES POINT,ALAS   BEECH AT-11         CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1729                    N41E                PX-  0  1  1                            AGE 52, 19604 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 633 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSES POINT
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          UNALAKLEET,ALAS             NOME,ALAS                   MOSES POINT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ALTIMETERS
          MISC-ALT ERROR FOR UNDET REASON.DESC BLO OBST TERR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CONT VFR APCH IN BLO VFR WEA AND WHITEOUT COND.

Aircraft

Registration
N41E
Reported as
Beech AT-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moses Point

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.