# NTSB ANC81DA114: Beech B50, N3580B, Cape Yakataga, AK, September 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1981
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK · CAPE YAKATAGA, AK
- Location: 60.0664° N, 142.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Yakataga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0664&lon=-142.4308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3654  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3580B-1981-12-12), registration cancelled 1981-12-12, S/N CH-40, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Registry model: [Beech B50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b50) (registry code 1152506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating

## 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 19810913059069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913059069A), Sep 13, 1981: Beech B50, Cape Yakataga, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Declared fuel emergency en route over water at night. May have ditched offshore during radar vectors to level land.

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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