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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-3769 74/12/6 NR. WHITTIER,ALAS PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
TIME - 1035 N5308Y PX- 0 0 0 FERRY UNK/NR, 4765 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
ANCHORAGE,ALAS VALDEZ,ALAS
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - SNOW
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR
REMARKS- FLEW INTO SNOWFLD NR TOP OF RIDGE AFTER TURNING ARND DUE OBSCURED MTN PASS.
