ACE Air Cargo Flight 51
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ACE Air Cargo Flight 51 was an Alaska Central Express flight from Anchorage to King Salmon and Dillingham, Alaska. On 8 March 2013, the Beechcraft 1900C-1 serving the flight, registration N116AX, crashed into a mountain on approach to Dillingham Municipal Airport, killing both crew members operating the flight.
Investigation
Search and rescue operation
The aircraft hit the ground in a mountainous area called the Muklung Hills. This was the same area where, in 2010, an aircraft carrying nine people crashed; the passengers included former US Senator Ted Stevens, who was one of the five killed, and former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe, who was one of the four survivors. The rescue operation to reach Flight 51 was carried out by the Alaska Air National Guard, Alaska State Troopers, and United States Coast Guard. The first rescue unit to reach the crash site was an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter, which was unable to land or lower rescuers due to poor weather conditions.
Examination and investigation
The accident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) who concluded that the plane crashed due to the flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain in instrument meteorological conditions.
The aircraft hit the ground in a mountainous area called the Muklung Hills. This was the same area where, in 2010, an aircraft carrying nine people crashed; the passengers included former US Senator Ted Stevens, who was one of the five killed, and former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe, who was one of the four survivors. The rescue operation to reach Flight 51 was carried out by the Alaska Air National Guard, Alaska State Troopers, and United States Coast Guard. The first rescue unit to reach the crash site was an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter, which was unable to land or lower rescuers due to poor weather conditions.
Examination and investigation
The accident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) who concluded that the plane crashed due to the flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain in instrument meteorological conditions.
| Incident summary | |
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| Date | 8 March 2013 |
| Summary | Pilot error (controlled flight into terrain) |
| Site | Muklung Hills |
| Passengers | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
| Operator | ACE Air Cargo |
| Registration | N116AX |
| Flight origin | King Salmon Airport King Salmon, Alaska |
| Destination | Dillingham Municipal Airport Dillingham, Alaska |
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