Cessna 208 accident near Russian Mission, AK

On August 31, 2016, a Cessna 208 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Russian Mission, AK. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

August 31, 2016

Place

Russian Mission, AK

Aircraft

Cessna 208 · Airplane

Injuries

5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

61.798°N, 161.499°W

NTSB ID

20160831X62719

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 31, 2016, about 1001 Alaska daylight time, a turbine-powered Cessna 208B (Grand Caravan) airplane, N752RV, and a Piper PA-18-150 (Super Cub) airplane, N82452, were destroyed when they collided in midair near Russian Mission, Alaska. The airline transport pilot and the two passengers onboard the Cessna and the commercial pilot and the passenger onboard the Piper sustained fatal injuries. The Cessna was registered to N752RV, LLC, Fairbanks, Alaska, and operated by Hageland Aviation Services, Inc., dba Ravn Connect, Anchorage, Alaska, flight number 3190, a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled passenger flight, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135. Company flight following procedures were in effect for the scheduled passenger flight, which departed Russian Mission Airport (PARS), Russian Mission, Alaska, about 0958 and was destined for Marshall Don Hunter Senior Airport (PADM), Marshall, Alaska. The Piper was registered to DioAir, LLC, Bethel, Alaska, and operated by Renfro's Alaskan Adventures, Inc., Bethel, as a VFR guided hunting operation flight, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Company flight following procedures were in effect for the flight, which departed Bethel Airport (PABE), Bethel, Alaska, about 0907, and was transporting the passenger to a remote hunting camp about 20 miles northwest of Russian Mission. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. The operator of the Cessna reported that the flight was scheduled to arrive at PADM at 1017. In ad

Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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.