# NTSB ANC76AA096: Beech A-45, N1406Z, Summit Lake, AK, June 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1976
- Place: Summit Lake, AK · SUMMIT LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA096

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2754  76/6/11  NR.SUMMIT LAKE,AK     CESSNA 402          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N4049Q              PX-  1  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      32, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 72
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE AK                SEWARD AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  150                         EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- FLT 501 WAS OBSERVED PARALLELING SEWARD-ANCHORAGE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 1000 FT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2754  76/6/11  NR.SUMMIT LAKE AK     BEECH A-45          CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1052
        TIME - 0750                    N1406Z              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENAI AK                    KENAI AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  150                         EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SEARCH MISSION WITH THE CAP TO FIND MISSING CESSNA 170.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1406Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406Z-1976-12-06), registration cancelled 1976-12-06, S/N G-734 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-45
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4049Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4049Q-1976-12-03), registration cancelled 1976-12-03, S/N 402-0149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760611032382A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611032382A), Jun 11, 1976: Beech A45, Summit Lake Ak, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Search mission with the cap to find missing Cessna 170.
- [Accident 19760611032381A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611032381A), Jun 11, 1976: Cessna 402CESSNA, Summit Lake, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flt 501 was observed paralleling seward-anchorage highway at approx 1000 ft.

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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