Cessna 207 N6470H
8 February 1994 · Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1994 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N6470H was involved in an accident near Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kwigillingok (AK85)
- Coordinates
- 59.8708, -163.1791
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N6470H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethel → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND WHEN THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT WAS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT OF A SCHEDULED PART 135 COMMUTER FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A FOG SHROUDED AIRPORT ON A 2500 X 25 FT RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE RUNWAY, IT WAS 100 FEET TO HIS LEFT. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE PLANE WITH THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1994 | Cessna 207 | Akiachak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1994 | Cessna 207 | Saint Mary's, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1994 | Cessna 207 | Nags Head, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1994 | Cessna 207 | Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States | Courier Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1994 | Cessna 207 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Spernak Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1993 | Cessna 207 | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | No 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 | - |