Cessna 402C N1238K
10 December 1994 · Elim, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1994 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N1238K was involved in an accident near Elim, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elim, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.6303, -162.3397
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C
- Registration
- N1238K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nome → Koyuk
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC95FA016
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A FLIGHT AT NIGHT FROM NOME TO KOYUK, AK, WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN AT THE 2725 FOOT LEVEL. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS DIRECTLY ON A COURSE LINE BETWEEN THE NOME AND KOYUK AIRPORTS. THE CEILING AT NOME WAS 3500 OVERCAST AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. ACCORDING TO RESCUE PERSONNEL, WEATHER AT THE ACCIDENT AREA WAS: INDEFINABLE CEILING AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE PILOT HAD A HAND HELD GPS ON BOARD THAT HE HAD BARROWED FROM ANOTHER PILOT. BUT THE DATABASE COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED FROM THE GPS. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE GPS, HE AND THE ACCIDENT PILOT PROGRAMMED DIFFERENT WAYPOINTS. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A VFR OR AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE FAA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1994 | Cessna 402C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Island Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1994 | Cessna 402C | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Air Nevada Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1994 | Cessna 402 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1994 | Cessna 402B | Exuma Island, Bahamas | Major's Air Services | Unknown | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Cessna 402B | Jeremie, Haiti | Caribintair | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1994 | Cessna 402B | Cat Island, Bahamas | South Florida Truck Sales Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Maynard, Roger L. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-12 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Alaska Safari, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Cessna 140 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Moore, Charles D. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | 4W Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Hulbert, Ward A. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Cessna 182B | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Charlton, Albert J. | No injuries | - |