Accident Details
Date
Wednesday, February 7, 1990
NTSB Number
DEN90FA053
Location
WRANGELL, AK
Event ID
20001212X22538
Coordinates
56.409336, -131.610885
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
6
Serious Injuries
2
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
8
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: COMPANY INDUCED PRESSURE TO MAKE THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITIES, AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Aircraft Information
Registration
CGNMJ
Make
BELL
Serial Number
30264
Model / ICAO
205A-1
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN90FA053