MINR · AEROSPATIALE SA-315B · 1990-04-06 · TRADING BAY, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC90LA045
Event ID
20001212X22829
Type
Accident
Date
1990-04-06
Location
TRADING BAY, AK, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
4
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
AEROSPATIALE
Model
SA-315B
Registration
N37903
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT, DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL CURE DURING THE LANDING.