ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329690
| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1975 |
| Time: | 19:35 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Provincetown-Boston Airline - PBA |
| Registration: | N90PB |
| MSN: | 398 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Provincetown Airport, MA (PVC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| Provincetown Airport, MA (PVC/KPVC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander crashed at the Provincetown Airport, Massachusetts, USA. The pilot was executing a visual approach to runway 7. Visibility was 3 miles because of patchy ground fog, and the airport's lead-in light system had been turned on. The pilot stated that he became disoriented about 1,500 feet from the runway threshold and the aircraft collided with the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - spatial disorientation
FACTORS:
weather - fog
airports/airways/facilities - airport facilities: approach lighting
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
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