ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327679
| Date: | Thursday 7 April 1983 |
| Time: | 14:56 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Munz Northern Airlines |
| Registration: | N37MN |
| MSN: | 558 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6674 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Selawik, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Nome Airport, AK (OME/PAOM) |
| Ambler Airport, AK (ABL/PAFM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed during snow storm.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
VFR flight into IMC..inadvertent..pilot in command
VFR flight into IMC..continued..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather forecast..not obtained..pilot in command
terrain condition..high terrain
weather condition..whiteout
weather condition..snow
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
NTSB
World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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