Piper PA-32-301 N8290T
16 March 1990 · Almautlak, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 March 1990 at about 18:35 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8290T, operated by Arctic Circle Air Service, was involved in an accident near Almautlak, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Almautlak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.8094, -161.8507
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N8290T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arctic Circle Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kasigluk → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC90FA039
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TRANSITIONING FROM VFR TO IFR CONDITIONS, AND RECEIVING AN IFR CLEARANCE TO THE FINAL APPROACH FIX FOR ILS/DME RUNWAY 18 AT BETHEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-32-260 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Martinaire | Minor injuries | - |
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| 22 Nov 1990 | Piper PA-32-RT300 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 May 1990 | Piper PA-32-300 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1990 | Piper PA-32-300 | Havasu Landing, California, United States | Darrel L. Gillman | Fatal | 3 |
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