Plane Crash List

Cessna 340 N69469

4 May 1992 · Yakutat, Alaska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 4 May 1992 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N69469, operated by Roth, Jeffrey H., was involved in an accident near Yakutat, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 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 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Yakutat, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
59.5102, -139.7106
Aircraft
Cessna 340
Registration
N69469
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Roth, Jeffrey H.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
Unk
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC92FAMS2

People

5 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 5 0 0 0

Probable cause

MISSING AIRCRAFT DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE BECAME MISSING WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS FROM YAKUTAT, ALASKA TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THERE WAS NOT FURTHER RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED LEVEL AT HIS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 12,000 FEET MSL. AFTER LISTENING TO FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TAPES OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PILOT, HIS WIFE STATED THAT SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE POINT WHICH THE FAA SAID WAS THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM THE PILOT, SHE HEARD HER HUSBAND SAY SOMETHING ABOUT '6,000' AND 'ICING CONDITIONS'. AN ENHANCEMENT EXAMINATION OF THE TAPES BY THE FBI LABORATORY FAILED TO CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND OCCUPANT INJURIES ARE PRESUMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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