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Cessna 170 N8190A

30 July 1993 · Dry Bay, Alaska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 30 July 1993 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N8190A, operated by Love, Gary A., was involved in an accident near Dry Bay, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Dry Bay, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
59.5103, -139.7100
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N8190A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Love, Gary A.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Yakutat
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
Unk
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC93LA130

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A BEACH EN ROUTE TO YAKUTAT, ALASKA, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AWAY. THE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MARGINAL VFR, WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. THE NEXT DAY PIECES OF AIRPLANE WRECKAGE IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WERE FOUND ABOUT 4 MILES OFF SHORE NEAR THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. OTHER SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE WERE LATER FOUND ON THE BEACH, ALONG WITH SEVERAL PERSONAL ITEMS BELONGING TO THE PILOT. THE BODIES WERE NEVER FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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