# NTSB ANC77FA065: Beech E90, N4207S, Sitka, AK, July 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4207S-2012-08-07), registration cancelled 2012-08-07, S/N LW-207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Registry model: [Beech E-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (registry code 1152914) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sitka

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19770731038699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731038699A), Jul 31, 1977: Beech C90, Sitka, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Mountains adjacent to Sitka obscured.

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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