- Date
- July 31, 1977
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4207SBeech E90
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770731038699A
- Case key
- 145510
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4214 77/7/31 NR.SITKA,AK BEECH E90 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2800 TIME - 0130 N4207S PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SITKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,AK SITKA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MOUNTAINS ADJACENT TO SITKA OBSCURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4207S
- Reported as
- Beech E90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sitka
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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.