- Date
- September 13, 1981
- Place
- Cape Yakataga, AK · CAPE YAKATAGA, AK
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3580BBeech B50
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810913059069A
- Case key
- 122669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3654 81/9/13 NR.CAPE YAKATAGA,AK BEECH B50 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1038 TIME - 0154 N3580B PX- 4 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-UNKNOWN OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETERSBURS,AK CORDOVA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- INJURY INDEX & DAMAGE PRESUMED.PLT FLEW AT LEAST 11HRS IN THE 24HR PERIOD PRECEDING THE ACCDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3580B
- Reported as
- Beech B50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
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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.