NEAR TANANA, AK, USA
N11058
HUGHES 369D
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN SLOPE WHILE IN A STEEP LEFT BANK/NOSE LOW TURN. THE 1754 AST WEATHER AT TANANA, AK (19 NM SSE) WAS, IN PART: 1800 FT BROKEN, 3500 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 7 MI WITH LIGHT SNOW, WIND 320 DEG AT 18 KTS. FLIGHT ADVISORIES WERE POSTED FOR SOME TURBULENCE IN THE AREA, AND THERE WERE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WHICH WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY LOW LEVEL WINDS. SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTED IN THE AREA WELL BEYOND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE CRASH. THE ELEVATION OF THE AIRPORT AT TANANA WAS 227 FT MSL, THE CRASH SITE WAS AT ABOUT 2550 FT MSL. DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, NO PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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