- Date
- February 1, 1988, 13:29 local (17:29 UTC)
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3689DBeech 58P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880201026309A
- Case key
- 40776
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft collided with trees 1400 ft short of rwy during ILS approach. The acft was left of centerline and about 100 ft below glideslope at that time. Witnesses heard sounds of increased power and impact. When the approach clearance was given the wx was 1000 ft ceiling, 2 miles visibility in fog and light snow. During the approach a special wx observation was radioed to the plt changing the ceiling to 800 ft broken with winds calm. The plt had filed a flt plan with time enroute of 3.5 hrs with 5 hrs of fuel aboard the acft. The actual time enroute was over 4 hrs. The alternate was 80 miles from destination in the same general wx pattern. Post acc invest showed no evidence of any pre-impact failures or malfunctions in acft airframe, powerplants or systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3689D
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ301
- Airframe hours
- 1,562
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Davis Const & Engineering
- Registered owner
- Davis Constructors & Eng, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1987 · 121 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- KTN · Ketchikan, runway 11, 7,497 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 843 total · 303 in this make and model · 726 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KTN, 1 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.