Cessna 402C accident near Elim, AK
On December 10, 1994, a Cessna 402C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elim, AK. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 1994
- Place
- Elim, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 64.630°N, 162.340°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02666
Official records · ANC95FA016
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 10, 1994, at 1900 Alaska standard time, a retractable gear, wheel equipped Cessna 402C, N1238K, registered to and operated by Ryan Air Service of Anchorage, Alaska, crashed into a mountain located approximately 12 miles northwest of Elim, Alaska. The scheduled air taxi flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 135 as Ryan Air Flight 2402, departed Nome, Alaska, on a route that would have taken the flight to Koyuk, Shaktoolik, and a return to Nome. The flight did not reach the first destination. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan was not filed but a company flight plan was in effect. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. The airline transport certificated pilot and the four passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces. INJURIES TO PERSONS The pilot and the four passengers received fatal injuries. All were ejected from the airplane. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT ` All the major components of the airplane were located at the wreckage site or along the wreckage path. The airplane fuselage was the largest piece and was resting upside down. The forward section, the nose and cockpit area, were curled rearward into the cabin of the airplane. The empennage remained attached to the fuselage. The vertical fin and rudder were resting on the ground and had numerous bends and dents. The horizontal stabilizer and elevators remained attached in their proximate correct locations and they were dented. The left wing was attached to the fuselage only by control cables and was right side up. It was p
Probable cause
VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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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.
