# NTSB ANC82FA080: Beech 200, N631SR, King Cove, AK, July 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1981
- Place: King Cove, AK · KING COVE, AK
- Location: 55.0837° N, 162.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Cove, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.0837&lon=-162.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1983
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82FA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3670  81/7/15    KING COVE,AK        BEECH 200           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1040                    N631SR              PX-  4  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 57, 18800 TOTAL HOURS, 16
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING COVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,AK                   KING COVE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW ALT VISUAL APCH IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.CREW NOT FAMILIAR WITH DESTINATION GEOGRAPHY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N631SR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631SR-1982-04-02), registration cancelled 1982-04-02, S/N BB-244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: King Cove

## 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 19810715041239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041239A), Jul 15, 1981: Beech 200BEECH, King Cove, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Attempted VFR approach to airport through a pass obscured by clouds. Impacted top of hill during a turning pull-up.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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