Cessna 207 accident near Aniak, AK
On September 20, 2000, a Cessna 207 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Aniak, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 20, 2000
- Place
- Aniak, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.040°N, 157.173°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21881
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 20, 2000, about 0615 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 207 airplane, N42472, was destroyed when it collided with mountainous terrain after takeoff from the 47-Mile Creek airstrip, about 55 miles southeast of Aniak, Alaska, at 61 degrees 02.41 minutes north latitude, 158 degrees, 10.38 minutes west longitude. The airplane was being operated under 14 CFR, Part 135, as an on demand air taxi flight transporting game meat from a hunting lodge to Aniak. The pilot had flown from Aniak to 47-Mile Creek the day prior to the accident under 14 CFR Part 91 to hunt. His return flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. The airplane was operated by Inland Aviation Services, of Aniak. The solo commercial pilot received fatal injuries. No flight plan was filed. WITNESSES According to the guide at the hunting lodge, the pilot flew to the airstrip on September 19 with his dog to hunt birds. He told the guide he would depart the next morning at 0600, as he needed to be in Aniak by 0700 for a 0800 air taxi flight for his employer. The guide and the pilot awakened about 0500; the guide made coffee, and then went back to bed. He heard the pilot start the airplane about 0600, and takeoff about 0608. He said he heard the accident airplane's engine power being reduced about 0615, followed by an immediate impact. The guide said he stepped out of his cabin to look for the airplane, but it was too dark to see anything. He went to his personal airplane, and attempted to radio the Kenai FAA Flight Service Station about the accident. He was unable to reach them from the groun
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to initiate visual flight into dark night instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident are a low ceiling, a dark night, the pilot's failure to follow regulatory procedures and directives, and his self-induced pressure to return to base to take another flight.
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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.
