- Date
- December 13, 1991, 19:07 local (23:07 UTC)
- Place
- Ninilchik, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N307SCPiper PA-31T3, T1040
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19911213056359A
- Case key
- 5644
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Probable cause
Undetermined.
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 flight was level at 10,000 feet MSL in IMC conditions when the controller noticed the airplane take a sharp right turn and descend rapidly. Attempts to contact the flight were negative. Examination of the accident showed all the major components present, however, impact damage precluded any flight control continuity check. The engines could not be recovered from the impact crater. The accident site was not accessible with specialized equipment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N307SC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T3, T1040 (PA-31T3, T)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8257009
- Airframe hours
- 9,745
- Engine
- P&W PT-6A-11, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Southcentral Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Southcentral Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 30, 1991 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- ADQ · Kodiak, AK
- Destination
- ENA · Kenai, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,425 total · 1,900 in this make and model · 7,177 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ENA, 35 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.