Beech BE-18D accident near Egegik, Alaska, April 7, 1984
On April 7, 1984 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Beech BE-18D, registered N719MS, was destroyed in an accident near Egegik, Alaska (Egegik airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 7, 1984 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Egegik, Alaska · Egegik
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-18D
- Registration
- N719MS · no longer on the register · serial A-320
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THE ENGINES LOSS POWER AS A RESULT OF SNOW INGESTION AND CARBURETOR ICING UPON ENTERING CLOUDS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ENTERED THE CLOUDS AT 9000 FT MSL AND ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SNOW. HE REMAINED IMC UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 100-300 FT AGL WHEN HE 'BROKE OUT' INTO VMC FLT CONDITIONS. AFTER DITCHING THE ACFT, THE PLT AND PASSG SWAM TO SHORE. THE ACFT WASHED OUT TO SEA AND WAS NOT RECOVERED
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,439 hours in all; 158 in this make and model; 44 in the last 90 days; 1,409 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,660 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, April 6, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 8,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SDP Sand Point AK at 10:30 pm
- Destination: AKN King Salmon AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 135° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 300 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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