ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360854
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 February 1994 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Yute Air Alaska |
| Registration: | N6470H |
| MSN: | 20700534 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12245 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kwigillingok, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel, AK (BET) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF A SCHEDULED PART 135 COMMUTER FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A FOG SHROUDED AIRPORT ON A 2500 X 25 FT RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE RUNWAY, IT WAS 100 FEET TO HIS LEFT. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE PLANE WITH THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND WHEN THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT WAS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FOG.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA031
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 March 1983 | N6470H | Southwest Airways, Inc. | 0 | Eek, AK | |
min |
| 9 September 1988 | N6470H | Yute Air Alaska | 0 | Bethel, AK | |
sub |
| 7 January 2007 | N6470H | Flight Alaska Inc. | 0 | Kipnuk, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 11:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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