Cessna 207A accident near Ketchikan, AK
On March 10, 1995, a Cessna 207A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, AK. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 10, 1995
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 55.681°N, 132.191°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03051
NTSB summary
On March 10, 1995, about 0745 Alaska standard time, a Cessna 207, N6478H, collided with terrain about 28 miles northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled commuter flight to Wrangell, Alaska, under Title 14 CFR Part 135 when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by Ketchikan Air Service, Ketchikan, was destroyed. The certificated commercial pilot and two passengers received serious injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Ketchikan International Airport at 0721. At 0719, just prior to departure, the Ketchikan Flight Service Station (FSS) Air Traffic Control (ATC) specialist provided the pilot with a pilot report (PIREP). The specialist stated: "Looks like out in the straits, five hundred overcast, visibility two to three." The pilot acknowledged the report and departed runway 29. After departure, the flight proceeded northwest toward the destination. At 0726 the FSS specialist provided the pilot with a PIREP that indicated, ..."weather five hundred overcast, visibility two to three in straits." The pilot replied, "Roger, I'm going to try Spacious Bay, go up that way then." About 0745, the pilot was overheard on a company radio frequency stating: "I'm crashing, I'm crashing." The last position report for the accident aircraft received by the company dispatcher was in the area of Spacious Bay/Port Stewart. An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was then received by search personnel. The airplane was located about 11
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS, AND A FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO FOLLOW THEIR PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN THE COMPANY OPERATIONS MANUAL.
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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.
