Date: | Thursday 11 February 1999 |
Time: | 23:45 |
Type: | Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
Owner/operator: | ACE Air Cargo |
Registration: | N31240 |
MSN: | UC- 28 |
Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
Total airframe hrs: | 19588 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 7,6 km N of Saint Mary's, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
Destination airport: | Saint Mary's Airport, AK (KSM/PASM) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Flight 91 departed Anchorage at 21:45 for an IFR cargo flight to Saint Mary's. The pilot was cleared for a runway 16 LOC/DME approach at 23:25. Ten minutes later the aircraft crashed and broke into three. The pilot seats were found 50feet in front of the cockpit section. The wreckage was found at 04:00 the following morning.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's descent below the minimum descent altitude on the instrument approach. Factors were pilot fatigue resulting from the pilot's rest period being interrupted by scheduling discussions and the night weather conditions of low ceilings and whiteout."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC99FA028 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX); 25 July 1988
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