ANC80FA067

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402B · Golovin, AK · July 12, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1980
Place
Golovin, AK · GOLOVIN, AK
Injuries
8 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N90238Cessna 402B
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800712025459A
Case key
129218

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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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3-2641  80/7/12  NR.GOLOVIN,AK         CESSNA 402B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N90238              PX-  7  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 6145 TOTAL HOURS, 107
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOME,AK                     UNALAKLEET,AK               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-7/13/80.

Aircraft

Registration
N90238
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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