Beechcraft AT-11 N65458

Summary

On 14 January 1963 at about 23:28 local time, a Beechcraft AT-11 registered N65458, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Barter Isld, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 January 1963 at 23:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Barter Isld, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Barter Island

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft AT-11

Registration

N65458

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

1-0014

5 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT DESCENDED BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN DURING NITE VFR APPCH.WX BRIEF RECD FROM DEST RADAR OPER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.