Pilot Debrief

BEECH V35A near Northway, AK — 2009-06-21

Final reportANC09FAMS1
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Date
2009-06-21
Location
Northway, AK, USA
Aircraft
BEECH V35A
Registration
N7062N
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2

Probable cause

The cause of this accident is unknown; the airplane is missing.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot and sole passenger were on an international cross-country flight from Alaska to Indiana, transiting Canada. An international flight plan was filed, and when they failed to arrive at their intermediate stop in Canada, a search was initiated. An extensive search in Alaska and Canada failed to find any sign of the airplane. Search efforts were hampered by marginal visual meteorological and instrument flight conditions along the route of flight. The airplane is missing and presumed to have crashed. The pilot and passenger have not been located.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
VFR into IMC
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have chosen to delay departure due to potential weather issues.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 1 docket document
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Docket documents1

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