- Date
- September 5, 1981
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2695ACessna 340A
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810905055779A
- Case key
- 123579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3639 81/9/5 KETCHIKAN,AK CESSNA 340A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2614 TIME - 1405 N2695A PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KETCHIKAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HEPPNER,OR KETCHIKAN,AK YAKIMA,WN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 57 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 110 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ILS/DME.WITNESSES STATED MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2695A
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ketchikan
N2695ARegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna 340AAirframe modelCessna 340AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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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.