Aviation accident ANC98FA043

1 fatal · Taylorcraft BL12 · 1998-04-28 · SITKA, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: ANC98FA043
Event ID: 20001211X09788
Type: Accident
Date: 1998-04-28
Location: SITKA, AK, USA
Coordinates: 56.730491, -134.999374

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Taylorcraft
Model: BL12
Registration: N33902
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DUSK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were clouds, the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience, obscuration and mountainous terrain.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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