Beech 1900C accident near Sand Point, AK
On January 22, 2010, a Beech 1900C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sand Point, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 22, 2010
- Place
- Sand Point, AK
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 55.333°N, 160.541°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100125X41838
Official records · ANC10FA014
- 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 January 21, 2010, about 2345 Alaska standard time, a twin-engine turboprop Beech 1900C airplane, N112AX, sustained substantial damage when it crashed in the ocean shortly after takeoff from Runway 31 at the Sand Point Airport, Sand Point, Alaska. The airplane was operated as Flight 22, by Alaska Central Express, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, as an on-demand cargo flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135. The airline transport certificated captain and the commercial certificated first officer sustained fatal injuries. Dark night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight to the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage. The accident flight was the crew’s last flight of the day. They had originally departed Anchorage about 1830, and made stops in Aniak, Bethel, and Cold Bay, Alaska, before arriving at Sand Point. A postaccident review of the radio communication recordings maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the captain contacted the Anchorage air route traffic control center (ARTCC) about 2336 to request an IFR clearance for the flight from Sand Point to Anchorage. His request was granted, and he was instructed to contact ARTCC after departure from Sand Point. According to the ARTCC specialist on duty, no further radio communications were received from the accident airplane. During on-scene interviews by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on January 27, 2010
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.
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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.
