- Date
- April 17, 1976
- Place
- Akutan Island, AK · AKUTAN ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2400XBeech 65-90
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760417032629A
- Case key
- 153589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3138 76/4/17 AKUTAN ISLAND,AK BEECH 65-90 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6350 TIME - 1020 N2400X PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK DUTCH HARBOR,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRWAYS FACILITIES: H. FACILITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT DUE TO LOW FUEL STATE. DRIFTWOOD BAY BEACON INOP DUE ANTENNA DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2400X
- Reported as
- Beech 65-90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.