ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 7505
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1968 |
| Time: | 16:11 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180H |
| Owner/operator: | Tanana Air Taxi |
| Registration: | N7921V |
| MSN: | 18051821 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tanana, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Non-instrument rated pilot attempted night flight in IFR conditions.
The pilot and one passenger were killed. The Tanana Airport was later named after the pilot: Tanana-Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
WEATHER - FOG
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/16448953/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jan-2018 19:20 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 19:27 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 18:39 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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