Accident · 1999-02-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-02-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900C (N31240)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS, INC.
Probable cause
The pilot's descent below the minimum descent altitude on the instrument approach. Factors were pilot fatigue resulting from the pilot's rest period being interrupted by scheduling discussions and the night weather conditions of low ceilings and whiteout.
Source: NTSB case ANC99FA028Flight 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.