- Date
- April 24, 1975
- Place
- Tin City, AK · TIN CITY, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N591JABrittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750424009359A
- Case key
- 148638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0476 75/4/24 TIN CITY,AK BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1243 TIME - 1220 N591JA PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 284 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NOME,AK LITTLE DIOMEDE,AK TIN CITY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING SNOW 2 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 24 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS VFR REMARKS- HIT STEEP BLUFF SHORT OF RWY.DOWNDRAFT,GUSTS TO 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N591JA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tin City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.