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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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16JAN2008 at1200LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Registration
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N1701U
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Location
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Aniak
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Crooked Creek - Aniak
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Construction number
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207-00301
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Year of manufacture
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1975
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Crew on board
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1
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Pax on board
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0
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Crew fatalities
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0
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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0
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Circumstances |
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While cruising at 500 feet agl, the pilot request a special
VFR permission to continue to Aniak airport. Later, the engine fuel pressure
began fluctuating. The pilot switched fuel tanks but the airplane lost
altitude and collided with the surface of an icy river. The pilot was
seriously injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. |
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