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NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 520 · Annette Is., AK · June 19, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 19, 1965
Place
Annette Is., AK · ANNETTE IS., AK
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N487Aero Comdr 520
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178250

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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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2-0747  65/6/19    ANNETTE IS.ALAS.    AERO COMDR 520      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10000
        TIME - 1235                    N487                PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANNETTE AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/20/65.

Aircraft

Registration
N487
Reported as
Aero Comdr 520
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Annette Airport

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.