Plane Crash List

Cessna 188 N731BT

26 August 1984 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 August 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N731BT, operated by Holland Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
64.8106, -147.7203
Aircraft
Cessna 188
Registration
N731BT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Holland Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bradley Sky Rnc → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC84LA145

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY AT A MINING STRIP. THE PLT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND IN SPITE OF THE ADDITIONOF FULL POWER THE ACFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH 150 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL IN THE HOPPER AND THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON THE LOAD. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN USED PRIMARILY TO HAUL FUEL TO THE MINING STRIPS IN THE AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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