Cessna 207 accident near McGrath, AK
On August 14, 2011, a Cessna 207 (airplane) was involved in an accident near McGrath, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 14, 2011
- Place
- McGrath, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 63.102°N, 156.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110815X51728
Official records · ANC11FA077
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 13, 2011, about 1940 Alaska daylight time (ADT), a Cessna 207 airplane, N91099, impacted mountainous, brush-covered terrain, about 37 miles west of McGrath, Alaska. Of the six people aboard, the pilot and one passenger died at the scene, and four passengers received serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was operated by Inland Aviation Services, Inc., Aniak, Alaska, as a 14 CFR Part 135 visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand charter flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the airplane's point of departure, and instrument meteorological conditions were reported along the airplane's flight route. The flight originated at the McGrath Airport, about 1915, and was en route to the Anvik Airport, Anvik, Alaska, before continuing on to Aniak, the airplane's home base. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect, but there is no record that a weather briefing was obtained before departure. During a hospital room interview with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on August 16, a passenger related that the purpose of the flight was to transport a group of school teachers to Anvik before the start of the school year. His wife and two children were also aboard the accident airplane. The passenger stated that he was seated in the front, right seat, next to the pilot. He said that about 20 minutes after leaving McGrath, as the flight progressed into mountainous terrain, low clouds, rain and fog restricted visibility. At one point the pilot
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous 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.
