Cessna 207A N7373U
5 January 1993 · Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1993 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N7373U, operated by Hageland Aviation Services, Inc, was involved in an accident near Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.7893, -165.9609
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A
- Registration
- N7373U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hageland Aviation Services, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount. Village → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA024
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOTS FAILURE TO FOLLOW VFR PROCEDURES. A FACTOR WAS THE WHITEOUT SNOW CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A LONG STRAIGHT IN APPROACH THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, DURING WHITEOUT SNOW CONDITIONS. THE PILOT SAID THERE WAS NO GROUND VEGETATION TO GIVE HIM A DEPTH PERCEPTION, AND THAT HE WAS MAINTAINING A CONSTANT INDICATED ALTITUDE USING HIS ALTIMETER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1993 | Cessna 207 | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1993 | Cessna 207 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Yute Air | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1993 | Cessna 207 | Grayling, Alaska, United States | Markair Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1993 | Cessna 207 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | Markair Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 207 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 1993 | Cessna 207 | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1993 | Cessna A185F | Denali Nat'l Pk, Alaska, United States | James Okonek | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Atigun Pass, Alaska, United States | Yutana Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1993 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Nikabuna Lake, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1993 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Sanona Creek, Alaska, United States | Garfield, Wade E. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1993 | Interstate S-1B2 ARCTIC TERN | Talkeetna River, Alaska, United States | Franklin, Gary L. | Serious injuries | - |