Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, Oct 16, 2001, Bethel
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on October 16, 2001 near Bethel, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain continued the descent...
- Date: October 16, 2001
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain continued the descent below minimum descent altitude during the approach. The crew had not reset the altimeters to the current setting, and snow and darkness limited visibility.
An ACE Air Cargo Embraer Brasilia on a night IFR cargo flight from Anchorage to Bethel was flown on a back course approach in snow. The aircraft descended below the minimum descent altitude and struck terrain about 3.5 miles from the runway. Both crew survived, but the aircraft was written off.