- Date
- June 1, 1990, 11:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Broad Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36841De Havilland DHC2
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900601017959A
- Case key
- 5375
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Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his delay in reversing course (improper in-flight planning/decision). Factors related to the accident were: terrain and weather conditions.
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 rprtd that during flt, he encountered deteriorating wx conditions. To avoid clouds in a Pass, he elected to reverse course. However, the acft was too close to rising terrain & would not out climb the terrain gradient. Subsequently, it crashed in a wooded area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36841
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L20A-1651
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kakeldy, Ronald
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- Campbell Lake, AK
- Destination
- Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 50 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.