ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 200 Super King Air N631SR King Cove Airport, AK (KVC)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 15 July 1981
Time:10:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:Puget Sound Tug & Barge Company
Registration: N631SR
MSN: BB-244
First flight: 1977
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near King Cove Airport, AK (KVC) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ), United States of America
Destination airport:King Cove Airport, AK (KVC/PAVC), United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed at bad weather during a low altitude visual approach to King Cove, AK (KVC) in mountainous terrain because crew not familiar with destination geography.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
FACTORS:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: inadequate supervision of flight crew
weather - low ceiling

Sources:
» NTSB


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Distance from Kodiak Airport, AK to King Cove Airport, AK as the crow flies is 663 km (414 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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