ANC77FA012

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E90 · Tok, AK · November 29, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 29, 1976
Place
Tok, AK · TOK, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6843SBeech E90
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761129041759A
Case key
156662

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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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3-3875  76/11/29 NR.TOK,AK             BEECH E90           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6291
        TIME - 1855                    N6843S              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 311 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CORDOVA MILE 13
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TOK,AK                       ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       27
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 40K.

Aircraft

Registration
N6843S
Reported as
Beech E90
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cordova Mile 13

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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