- Date
- April 7, 1983, 14:56 local (22:56 UTC)
- Place
- Selawik, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37MNBritten-Norman BN-2A-8
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830407014569A
- Case key
- 4021
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the FAA specialist on duty at the nome flight service station the plt of munz northern flt 601 requested only the ambler wx at 0030 gmt. The only surviving passenger stated that the flt deptd nome, AK at 1330 bst and as the flt continued north she could only see straight down and was nervous because the ground was so close. She further stated that the props changed their sound which related to the sound they made earlier in the flight when the acft climbed to clear a mountain. She also added that they were in whiteout conditions prior to impact and there were no mechanical irregularities that whe was aware of.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37MN
- Reported as
- Britten-Norman BN-2A-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 558
- Airframe hours
- 6,674
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Munz Northern Airlines, Inc.
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 1, 1983 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- OME · Nome, AK
- Destination
- Z60 · Ambler, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,054 total · 1,598 in this make and model · 7,900 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- Z60, 76 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.