Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A accident near Willow, AK
On October 15, 2012, a Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Willow, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 15, 2012
- Place
- Willow, AK
- Aircraft
- Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.834°N, 150.561°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121016X75112
Official records · ANC13FA004
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Radar Plots: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 15, 2012, about 1557 Alaska daylight time, a twin-engine Grumman C-1A "Trader" airplane, N27PH, was destroyed when it collided with tree-covered terrain and incurred a postcrash fire and explosion about 19 miles west of Willow, Alaska. The airline transport rated pilot, who was the only occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Fuel Services, LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, and was being operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country fuel transport flight when the accident occurred. Marginal visual meteorological conditions were reported at the airplane's point of departure. The accident flight originated from the Wasilla Airport, Wasilla, Alaska, about 1520, en route to the Nixon Fork Mine, about 28 miles northeast of McGrath, Alaska. According to the co-owner of the airplane, the purpose of the flight was to transport approximately 900 gallons of diesel fuel to a company owned tank that supplies fuel for a mining operation. When the airplane did not arrive at its destination, the co-owner of the airplane reported it overdue to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at 1757. After being notified of the overdue airplane, personnel from the 11th Air Force's Rescue Coordination Center initiated a search for the missing airplane along its supposed route of flight. On the morning of October 16, an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules was able to locate the wreckage. Rescue personnel aboard a HH-60G helicopter were able to reach the site later that morning, and confirmed the pilot was deceased. Two witnesses reported
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the accident site.
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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.
