- Date
- October 31, 1969
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N437PABeech TC-45J
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80159
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4555 69/10/31 BARROW,ALAS BEECH TC-45J CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N437PA PX- 0 0 8 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 48, 12020 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1141 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAD RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS BARROW,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: OTHER WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-ENGINE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HOT AIR LINES TO INTAKE AIR DUCT LOOSE,ALLOWED BLOWBY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N437PA
- Reported as
- Beech TC-45J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kad River