Cessna 207A accident near Nome, AK
On June 28, 1997, a Cessna 207A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nome, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 28, 1997
- Place
- Nome, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 64.710°N, 164.620°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08037
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 1997, about 1633 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 207A airplane, N207SP, collided with a commercial radio antenna tower, about 3.85 nautical miles east of Nome, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled passenger flight under Title 14 CFR Part 135 when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated as Flight 241 by Olson Air Service, Nome, was destroyed. The certificated commercial pilot, and the sole passenger, received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed, and VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the Brevig Mission airstrip, Brevig Mission, Alaska, about 1525. The airplane departed Nome for a flight to Brevig Mission at 1448. The pilot filed a VFR flight plan that listed a total flight time of 1 1/2 hours. At that time, the cloud cover at the Nome airport was reported as 400 feet broken, 1,200 feet overcast, and the visibility was 10 miles. About 1600, the pilot called company flight following personnel on the radio to provide an estimated time of arrival (ETA) to Nome. The pilot indicated to the flight follower that the weather conditions were not ideal, and he was about 10 to 15 minutes from landing at Nome. At 1603:54, the pilot contacted the Nome Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), and reported he was 10 miles north of the airport. The pilot requested a Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR) clearance into the Class E surface area for landing. Numerous VFR traffic and instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from an obstruction (antenna tower). Factors in the accident were low ceilings and visibility, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area.
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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.
