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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Houston, Alaska 99687
Thursday, April 5, 1984 11:30 AST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL DIVE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES HEARD THE ENG AT HI POWER UNTIL MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT. THEY REPORTED THE WX WAS CLOUDY & COOL WITH LIGHT RAIN BEGINNING TO FALL, MIXED WITH SNOW. THEY REPORTED THE CLOUD BASES WERE VARIABLE WITH AREAS OF LOW CEILINGS & VISIBILITIES. ABOUT 11 MI NORTHWEST AT WILLOW, AK, THE 1050 AST WX WAS IN PART: 12,000 FT BROKEN, VISIBILITY 50 MI, WIND 310 DEG AT 6 KTS, TEMP 38 DEG. THE FREEZING LEVEL WAS FORCASTED TO BE AT 12,000 FT. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE RIME ICE WAS EXPECTED IN CLOUDS & PRECIPITATION ABOVE THAT ALT. MODERATE TURBULENCE WAS FORCASTED BELOW 5000 FT NEAR ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PLT HAD ONLY FLOWN THIS ACFT ABOUT 15 HRS & HAD NO RECENT INSTRUMENT FLT TIME. ALSO, HE HAD LOGGED NO KNOWN FLT TIME DURING THE PREVIOUS 3 MOS. THE PLT WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED FOR HI BLOOD PRESSURE; HOWEVER, ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/5/1984 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1130 |
| Event Time Zone | Atlantic Standard Time |
| Event City | HOUSTON |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99687 |
| Event Date Year | 1984 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1950 GMT |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 295 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | Z22 |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 220 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 11 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | GMT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 3 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2116 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 26029 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Unknown |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N2036B |
| NTSB Number | ANC84FA051 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | F33A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | F33A |
| Aircraft Serial Number | CE-814 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 15 1983 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 15 |
| Airframe Hours | 4823 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | RONALD J. DAVIS |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 336 SLATER DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | FAIRBNKS |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99706 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MRI |
| Departure City | ANCHORAGE |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | FAI |
| Destination City | FAIRBANKS |
| Destination State | AK |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |