ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363164
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| Date: | Saturday 8 August 1992 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Hageland Aviation Services |
| Registration: | N9970M |
| MSN: | 20700769 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8037 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Michael, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Mount. Village, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE UP SLOPE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN, AT THE 500 FOOT LEVEL, AND CAME TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE 1,000 FOOT HIGH MOUNTAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, SO HE LANDED ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE. MARGINAL VFR AND IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. TO THE IMMEDIATE LEFT OF THE CRASH SITE WERE MILES OF OPEN SEA LEVEL TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN, AND THE LOW CEILING WEATHER CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA122
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1985 | N9970M | Cook Inlet Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Port Graham, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 14:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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