Boeing 737-2X6C N670MA
2 June 1990 · Unalakleet, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1990 at about 17:37 local time, a Boeing 737-2X6C registered N670MA, operated by Markair, was involved in an accident near Unalakleet, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Unalakleet, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unakaleet (UNK)
- Coordinates
- 64.0892, -160.3590
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-2X6C
- Registration
- N670MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Markair
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA90MA030
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
DEFICIENCIES IN FLIGHTCREW COORDINATION, THEIR FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR AND PROPERLY EXECUTE THE UNK LOC RWY 14 NONPRECISION APPROACH AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT PREMATURE DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON JUNE 2, 1990, AT 09:37 ALASKAN DAYLIGHT TIME, MARKAIR, INC., FLIGHT 3087, A BOEING 737-2X6C, REGISTERED IN THE US AS N670MA, CRASHED ABOUT 7.5 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY 14, UNALAKLEET, ALASKA, WHILE EXECUTING A LOCALIZER APPROACH TO THAT RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0828 AT ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME, AND THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE CAPTAIN, THE FIRST OFFICER, AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 121. (SEE NTSB/AAR-91/02 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION)
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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