Accident · 2020-02-06

NTSB case ANC20FA017 · Piper PA32R · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
2020-02-06
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
Piper PA32R (N7632C)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
Paklook Air, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Paklook Air Inc

Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into reduced visibility, including likely flat light and/or white out conditions, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the operator’s inadequate operational control procedures, which permitted the pilot to depart into conditions that were below the minimums specified by their operating procedures.

Source: NTSB case ANC20FA017

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingFlight instructor / CommercialAirplane34Class 2 (2020-01-03)645 total · 34 in this make/model · 550 as PIC

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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