Beech 35 accident near Missing, Alaska, August 17, 1992
On August 17, 1992 at about 7:52 pm local time, a Beech 35, registered N216JB, was destroyed in an accident near Missing, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
MISSING AIRCRAFT DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSES AND FACTORS
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 17, 1992 · about 7:52 pm local time
- Place
- Missing, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beech 35 · all 35s on the register
- Registration
- N216JB · no longer on the register · serial D-8856
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM HOMER, AK TO WHITEHORSE, YT, CANADA. THE PILOT REPORTED ICING AT 11000 FT MSL AND REQUESTED A CLIMB CLEARANCE FROM ANCHORAGE ARTCC. HE WAS CLEARED TO 12000 FEET. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN VICINITY OF GULKANA AT THE TIME OF THE LAST COMMUNICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT CERTIFIED FOR FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS. AN AIRMET WAS CURRENT FOR MODERATE RIME ICING FOR ROUTE OF FLIGHT IN CLOUDS AND IN PRECIPITATION.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 2,800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ENA Kenai AK at 1:34 pm
- Destination: CYXY Whitehorse
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 pm from GKN, 9 miles away
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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