Beechcraft 65-90 N2400X
17 April 1976 · Akutan Island, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1976 at about 10:20 local time, a Beechcraft 65-90 registered N2400X, operated by Kenai Air Serv, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Akutan Island, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akutan Island, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-90
- Registration
- N2400X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kenai Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Kenai, Ak → Dutch Harbor, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3138
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT DUE TO LOW FUEL STATE. DRIFTWOOD BAY BEACON INOP DUE ANTENNA DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1976 | Beechcraft 65 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |