ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164315
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1998 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Yute Air Alaska Inc. |
| Registration: | N1764U |
| MSN: | 20700364 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7283 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9,5 km SW of Manokatak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (17Z) |
| Dillingham, AK (DLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commercial pilot and the pilot-rated, nonrevenue passenger, departed at night from a remote village airport on the last leg of a VFR scheduled air taxi flight. The destination airport was 17 nautical miles northeast of the departure point. After departure, the pilot said he encountered severe turbulence and entered a snow squall where the visibility dropped below 1 mile. The pilot said he was in instrument meteorological conditions, and a strong surface wind was blowing the airplane toward the southwest. He began correcting his course toward the southeast, and then collided with a snow-covered hill. The passenger said that light snow showers were falling in the area, along with turbulence and strong winds from the northeast. After departing on the accident flight, snow showers intensified, and the pilot turned toward the south, away from the intended destination. About 10 minutes after takeoff, the passenger inquired about the direction of flight, and the pilot said he was going to head to the coast and follow it to the destination. The visibility was about 1 mile. No ground features were visible until the passenger saw snow-covered terrain about 3 feet below the airplane. The airplane then collided with terrain. The pilot indicated he obtained a weather briefing from an FAA Flight Service Station.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were dark night conditions, snow covered terrain, and low ceilings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA016
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2014 10:10 | HANS GRUBER | Added |
| 27-Feb-2014 10:11 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2014 17:24 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 23-Feb-2017 14:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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