Status:	Final
Date:	20 JAN 1978
Time:	09:20
Type:	Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Operator:	Bush Air
Registration:	N869JA
C/n / msn:	120
First flight:	1969-10-08 (8 years 4 months)
Crew:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	near Toksook Bay, AK (United States of America)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE), United States of America
Destination airport:	Tanunak, AK, United States of America

Narrative:
Controlled flight into terrain while flying in a snow squall.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
FACTORS:
weather - snow
miscellaneous acts,conditions - whiteout

Sources:
» NTSB
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes