ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182003
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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1997 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Central Express |
| Registration: | N9603M |
| MSN: | 710 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9,5 km NE of Tununak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel, AK (BET) |
| (KTNK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The air taxi pilot was flying cargo to a remote village located near the sea. He reported he was following the coastline, with the ocean on his right, and the shore and rising terrain on his left. He indicated that as he approached his destination, the weather conditions began to deteriorate with lowering clouds, drizzle, and fog. He was trying to decide which direction to turn to avoid clouds, when he entered the clouds and struck rising terrain. The pilot was subsequently rescued by local villagers on snow machines.
Probable Cause: the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were: low ceiling, fog, rising terrain, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA022
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2015 09:26 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 23-Feb-2017 13:59 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 08-Apr-2024 17:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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