ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188219
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| Date: | Friday 17 June 2016 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Renfros Alaskan Adventures Inc |
| Registration: | N91170 |
| MSN: | 20700101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15089 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Goodnews Airport (GNU), Goodnews Bay, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Quinhagak, AK (AQH) |
| Goodnews Bay, AK (GNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During cruise flight through an area of mountainous terrain, the commercial pilot became geographically disoriented and selected the incorrect route through the mountains. Upon realizing it was the incorrect route, he initiated a steep climb while executing a 180° turn. During the steep climbing turn, the airplane inadvertently entered instrument meteorological conditions, and the airplane subsequently impacted an area of rocky, rising terrain. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to select the correct route through the mountains as a result of geographic disorientation, and his subsequent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
20700101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2016 06:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jun-2016 14:49 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2016 17:53 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Sep-2017 07:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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