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NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-45H · Livengood, AK · August 1, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 1, 1981
Place
Livengood, AK · LIVENGOOD, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9826ZBeech C-45H
Status
Completed · report May 29, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810801046799A
Case key
123562

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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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3-3600   81/8/1  NR.LIVENGOOD,AK       BEECH C-45H         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1425                    N9826Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            48, 11028 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARROW,AK                   FAIRBANKS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN WOODED MOUNTAINOUS AREA NR PIPELINE.ANOTHER PLT CIRCUMNAVIGATED LOW CIGS IN CRASH AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9826Z
Reported as
Beech C-45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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Other investigations on N9826Z · 1

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