ANC77FA030

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 680 FL · Savoonga, AK · February 19, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1977
Place
Savoonga, AK · SAVOONGA, AK
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N112NAAero Comdr 680 FL
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157737

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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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3-0392  77/2/19    SAVOONGA,AK         AERO COMDR 680 FL   CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 19076
        TIME - 1050                    N112NA              PX-  0  1  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVOONGA,AK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOME,AK                     SAVOONGA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            SNOW, FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              10
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N112NA
Reported as
Aero Comdr 680 FL
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Savoonga,Ak

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.