Cessna 207 N94AK
6 August 1992 · Funter Pass, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1992 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N94AK was involved in an accident near Funter Pass, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Funter Pass, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 58.5802, -134.7693
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N94AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hoonah → Juneau
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC92LA119
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOTS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND HIS INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CLOUDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING THROUGH A PASS, IN VFR CONDITIONS, 'A CLOUD OF UNDETERMINED SIZE SUDDENLY AND INEXPLICABLY APPEARED IN FRONT OF ME'. HE TURNED TO ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE CLOUD, AND CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAINSIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1992 | Cessna 207A | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | Markair Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Cessna 207 | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | Hageland AVN. Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1992 | Cessna 207 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Markair Express Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1992 | Cessna 207 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Gulf Air Taxi | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1992 | Cessna 207A | Pilot Station, Alaska, United States | Markair Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1992 | Cessna 207A | St. Michael, Alaska, United States | Hageland Aviation Services | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John Clark | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1992 | Richard C Ballow KITFOX 1 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Jones, William Marshall | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Diment, Archie G. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1992 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1992 | Cessna 180 | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | Sheldon, Robert J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1992 | Cessna 185F | Pelican, Alaska, United States | Bellair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |