Cessna 207 accident near Chuathbaluk, AK
On November 29, 2011, a Cessna 207 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chuathbaluk, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 29, 2011
- Place
- Chuathbaluk, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 61.574°N, 159.290°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111130X92124
Official records · ANC12FA009
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 29, 2011, about 1925 Alaska standard time, a Cessna 207 airplane, N1673U, collided with terrain approximately 2 miles southwest of the Chuathbaluk Airport, Chuathbaluk, Alaska. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was being operated by Inland Aviation, Aniak, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) positioning flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, when the accident occurred. Night, marginal visual meteorological conditions (MVMC) prevailed at the time of departure, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated from the Aniak Airport about 1920. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), a witness who was waiting for the flight to arrive at Chuathbaluk stated that she had spoken to the pilot about 1800, and was told that the visibility was too low for him to depart Aniak. She spoke with the pilot again at 1905, and was advised that the visibility had improved enough for him to depart, so she drove to the airport to wait for the flight to arrive. She stated that the runway lights came on at approximately 1925, and at that time she could see the entire runway. About two minutes later, she said that the snow increased considerably, and that she could no longer see to the end of the runway. At 1940, the airport lights went off, and being concerned that the plane didn’t arrive, the witness called Inland Aviation again with no answer. Another person from the village told the witness t
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of situational awareness after an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with tree-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.
