# NTSB ANC80FA090: Beech E90, N908CM, Kotzebue, AK, August 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1980
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3220  80/8/25  NR.KOTZEBUE,AK        BEECH E90           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1204                    N908CM              PX-  0  1  4  CORP/EXEC                 46, 9430 TOTAL HOURS, 553
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH WIEN MEML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           BARROW,AK                 KOTZEBUE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DSNDD BLO MIN IFR ALT TO VFR CONDS,400FT CIG,OVR WTR APCH.HIT WTR WHILE KEEPING LND IN SIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N908CM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908CM-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N LW233 (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: Ralph Wien Meml

## 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 19800825039189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825039189A), Aug 25, 1980: Beech E90, Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed. Became confused on LOC approach. Broke out at 400 feet. Allowed airplane to fly into water look for landmarks.

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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