Cessna T207 accident near Nanwalek, AK
On July 1, 2005, a Cessna T207 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nanwalek, AK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 1, 2005
- Place
- Nanwalek, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 58.943°N, 152.022°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050718X01044
Official records · ANC05FA090
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 1, 2005, at an estimated time of 1200 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna T207 airplane, N1621U, was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire when it collided with the north side of West Amatuli Island, a part of the Barren Islands, located about 25 miles south-southeast of Nanwalek, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to Aero Tech Flight Service Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, and operated by the pilot. The airline transport certificated pilot, and the two pilot-rated passengers, received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions are presumed to have prevailed in the area of the accident. The flight originated at the Homer Airport, Homer, Alaska, on July 1, about 1105. No flight plan was filed, nor was one required. On July 3, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), was notified by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel that the accident airplane had been reported overdue. The wreckage of the airplane was located by a U.S. Coast Guard airplane on July 5, about 200 feet below the top of a ridge on the north face of West Amatuli Island. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched to the scene, but due to the steep terrain, did not land. An Air National Guard helicopter with pararescue personnel aboard was dispatched to the scene. They verified the airplane as the missing airplane and recovered the occupants. According to information provided by
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with an island cliff during cruise flight. A factor contributing to the accident was fog in the area of the accident.
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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.
