ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C N401RA Homer Airport, AK (HOM)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 23 November 1987
Time:18:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic B190 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Beechcraft 1900C
Operator:Ryan Air Service
Registration: N401RA
MSN: UB-58
First flight: 1986
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 19
Total:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 21
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Homer Airport, AK (HOM) (   United States of America)
Crash site elevation: 26 m (85 feet) amsl
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ), United States of America
Destination airport:Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO), United States of America
Flightnumber: 103
Narrative:
Flight 103 was fully loaded (all 19 seats occupied; 1437 pounds of cargo) when it took off from Kodiak runway 07. The aircraft lifted off the runway, fell back and accelerated for about another 15 knots before it became airborne. The aircraft was approaching Homer at 18:19 when it was cleared for the localizer/DME approach to runway 3. The crew reported a 2-mile final 5 minutes later. On short final the wings were seen to rock back and forth; the aircraft then dropped steeply to the ground in a rather flat attitude, struck the airport perimeter fence and slid to a stop on its belly.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the flight crew to properly supervise the loading of the airplane which resulted in the centre of gravity being displaced to such an aft location that the airplane control was lost when the flaps were lowered for landing."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-88-11
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Centre of Gravity outside limits
Loss of control

Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-88/11
» NTSB/AAR-96/02 (146)


Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 3 Safety Recommendations

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accident date: 23-11-1987
type: Beechcraft 1900C
registration: N401RA
 

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kodiak Airport, AK to Homer Airport, AK as the crow flies is 217 km (136 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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