Accident · 1998-07-07

NTSB case ANC98FA091 · Swearingen SA-26AT · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Swearingen SA-26AT (N501FS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: F S AIR SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): F. S. AIR SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to adequately monitor the instrument approach and the co-pilot's failure to intercept and maintain the proper NDB bearing on the approach. Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's obstructed view of the NDB indicator and his overconfidence in his personal ability, the terrain (cliffs), low ceiling, and the flight crew's disregard of the minimum descent altitude.

Source: NTSB case ANC98FA091

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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

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