Cessna 207 accident near Kenai, AK
On October 16, 1993, a Cessna 207 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kenai, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 16, 1993
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.660°N, 150.899°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13499
NTSB summary
SYNOPSIS On October 16, 1993, at approximately 0631 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna model 207 Stationair airplane, N208SC, registered to and owned and operated by SouthCentral Air, Inc. of Kenai, Alaska, collided with tree covered terrain approximately 34 nautical miles south of Kenai, Alaska. The commercialcertificated pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries and the airplane wasdestroyed. There was no fire and no hazardous cargo was on board the flight. Theflight, a scheduled cargo/mail run conducted under 14 CFR Part 135, departedKenai at about 0613. No flight plan was on file for the flight. Based upon thescheduled time en route, the flight should have arrived in Homer, Alaska at 0700. The accident site is approximately 26 nautical miles north-northwest of Homer. The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB's) Northwest Region FieldOffice in Anchorage, Alaska (NWR-A) was notified of the accident by the FederalAviation Administration's (FAA's) Regional Operations Communication Center(ROC) at 0830 on the morning of October 16, 1993. The NTSB investigator-in-charge visited the accident site on the afternoon of the 16th. The parties to the investigation were the FAA. HISTORY OF FLIGHT The pilot-in-command of the accident flight was Daniel Housberg. The pilots wife reported that on the evening of October 15, 1993, she telephoned her husband at approximately 2130 at his apartment in Kenai. She believed that she probably woke him up from the way he sounded when he initially answered the phone. She called just to say hello. She said that they converse
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF USUAL SLEEP, THE NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION AND HILLY TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
