Cessna 207 accident near Bethel, AK
On December 7, 1999, a Cessna 207 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bethel, AK. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 7, 1999
- Place
- Bethel, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.810°N, 161.850°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20184
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 7, 1999, about 1300 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1747U, was destroyed when the airplane collided with remote, snow-covered terrain, about 49 nautical miles west-southwest of Bethel, Alaska, at 60 degrees, 37 minutes north latitude, 163 degrees, 28 minutes west longitude. The airplane was operated by Grant Aviation, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. The flight was being conducted under Title 14, CFR Part 135, as scheduled commuter Flight 261, when the accident occurred. The certificated airline transport pilot, and the five passengers aboard, all received fatal injuries. Company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the Bethel Airport, Bethel, at 1236, and was en route to Nightmute, Toksook, and Tununak, Alaska. The flight failed to return to Bethel by 1530, and company dispatch personnel initiated a phone search. They discovered that the flight had never reached Nightmute, the first scheduled destination. A company aerial search was initiated about 1600. The flight was officially reported overdue to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at 1713. Personnel from the Alaska State Troopers, Civil Air Patrol, and Alaska Air National Guard, were dispatched to search the route of flight, but were unable to locate the missing airplane. The wreckage was located on December 8, about 1330, along the anticipated route of flight to Nightmute. There was no emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal from the airplane. CREW INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with airplane
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were low ceilings, fog, and snow-covered 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.
