Aviation accident SEA91FA216

4 fatal · PILATUS BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-26 ISLANDER · 1991-08-20 · KETCHIKAN, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: SEA91FA216
Event ID: 20001212X17973
Type: Accident
Date: 1991-08-20
Location: KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
Coordinates: 55.679771, -132.189224

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 4
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 4

Aircraft

Make: PILATUS BRITTEN-NORMAN
Model: BN-2A-26 ISLANDER
Registration: N68HA
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: Unk

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE VFR IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE UPSLOPING TERRAIN IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH AS WELL AS WEATHER CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AN OBSCURATION OF THE TERRAIN.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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