Beech E18S accident near Juneau, AK
On April 11, 2002, a Beech E18S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Juneau, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 11, 2002
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Aircraft
- Beech E18S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 58.358°N, 134.583°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020419X00557
Official records · ANC02FA028
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 10, 2002, about 1625 Alaska daylight time, a Beech E18S airplane, N686Q, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control during initial takeoff climb from the Juneau International Airport, Juneau, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was owned by Aleutian Air Limited, of Juneau. The certificated airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 1620 from the Juneau International Airport. During a brief on-scene conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on April 11, a personal acquaintance of the accident pilot related that the purpose of the flight was to deliver a load of wooden roofing shakes to a friend's remote lodge. He said that the accident flight was the pilot's second load of roofing shakes that day to the lodge. Two individuals, who helped the accident pilot load the airplane prior to the accident flight, estimated that about 50 bundles of roofing shakes were loaded on board, but were unsure exactly how many bundles were ultimately loaded. Both individuals said that the airplane was completely full, and that the retaining straps on some of the shingle bundles were cut to allow individual shingles to fill as much of the cabin as possible. The accident was witnessed by a number of individuals located at various locatio
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive loading of the airplane that precipitated an inadvertent stall/mush during the initial climb.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
