- Date
- April 7, 1984, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Egegik, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N719MSBeech BE-18D
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840407014199A
- Case key
- 4279
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated the engines loss power as a result of snow ingestion and carburetor icing upon entering clouds. According to the plt, he entered the clouds at 9000 ft MSL and encountered heavy snow. He remained IMC until approximately 100-300 ft AGL when he 'broke out' into VMC flt conditions. After ditching the acft, the plt and passg swam to shore. The acft washed out to sea and was not recovered
Aircraft
- Registration
- N719MS
- Reported as
- Beech BE-18D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A-320
- Airframe hours
- 6,660
- Engine
- P&W R-985 SERIES, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence L. Bradley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 6, 1984
- Departed
- SDP · Sand Point, AK
- Destination
- AKN · King Salmon, AK
- Airport
- Z03 · Egegik
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,439 total · 158 in this make and model · 1,409 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.