ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35668
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1998 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A(F) |
| Owner/operator: | Village Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1809Q |
| MSN: | 20700787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12268 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kotzebue, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot departed on a CFR Part 135 cargo/mail flight for a remote coastal village. When the flight did not reach the destination, an aerial search was initiated. The wreckage was located the following day in mountainous terrain, 21 miles from the departure airport. The airplane had collided with rising terrain. An AIRMET for mountain obscuration in clouds and precipitation was issued for the pilot's planned route of flight. A pilot that departed about 20 minutes after the accident airplane's departure, had a similar route of flight. He characterized the weather conditions along the accident airplane's route as 'very low visibility with rain, fog and varied layers of cloud cover.' This pilot stated that he changed his route in order to avoid the worsening weather conditions. He added that with satisfactory weather conditions, and given the intended destination of the accident airplane, the standard route of flight would be directly over the mountain that the accident airplane collided with.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were low ceilings, mountainous/hilly terrain features, rain, and fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98FA152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1985 | N9975M | Hermans Air Inc. | 0 | Emmonak, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 23-Feb-2017 14:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2017 17:28 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2024 10:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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