# NTSB ANC62A0008: Beech AT-11, N41E, Moses Point, AK, March 5, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1962
- Place: Moses Point, AK · MOSES POINT, AK
- Location: 64.7000° N, 162.0333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7000&lon=-162.0333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC62A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41E-1965-04-16), registration cancelled 1965-04-16, S/N 4960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH AT-11
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moses Point

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.

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