ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41699
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 1993 |
| Time: | 18:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E |
| Owner/operator: | Dowding, Roger D. |
| Registration: | N70087 |
| MSN: | 18501953 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hulahula River , AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Colleen River, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT COMMUNICATED THAT THE WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAIN PASS AHEAD DID NOT LOOK FAVORABLE AND WOULD RETURN TO THE REMOTE CAMP IF UNABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH. A WITNESS REPORTED THE HIGH TERRAIN WAS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. SEARCH AIRCRAFT LOCATED WRECKAGE NEAR 7000 FOOT LEVEL OF TOP OF PASS IN A 20 DEGREE UPSLOPING RAVINE. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH TERRAIN AND THE OBSCURATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA170
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1988 | N70087 | Yukon Air Service | 0 | Porcupine Lodge, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2019 14:45 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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