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Beechcraft B-18H N228A

25 August 1991 · White Mountain, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 August 1991 at about 02:42 local time, a Beechcraft B-18H registered N228A, operated by Bering Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near White Mountain, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:42
Classification
Accident
Location
White Mountain, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
White Mountain (WMO)
Coordinates
64.7093, -164.6195
Aircraft
Beechcraft B-18H
Registration
N228A
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Bering Air, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Golovin → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC91LA133

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT NOTICED AN ASYMMETRICAL DRAG ORIGINATING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLANE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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