Cessna 208 N192AV

Summary

On 14 May 1998 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 208 registered N192AV, operated by Baker Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, United States. 10 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 May 1998 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Nome, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.7091, -164.6204

Aircraft

Cessna 208

Registration

N192AV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Baker Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kotzebue → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC98FA046

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings, whiteout conditions, and snow covered terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The certificated airline transport pilot, and nine passengers departed on a scheduled VFR commuter flight for a destination about 160 miles south of the departure airport. The terminal forecast for the destination airport, located in Class E airspace, was indicating a visibility greater than six miles, with scattered clouds at 2,500 feet. Temporary conditions included a visibility of five miles in light rain and snow, with broken clouds at 2,000 feet. While enroute, an obscured ceiling began to lower, and the pilot said he descended to 1,000 feet msl. The pilot said the visibility decreased to between three to four miles, and he began to follow a road toward the destination. About six miles north of the destination, the pilot obtained an airport advisory. The weather conditions at the destination airport were one mile visibility in light snow and mist, and a ceiling of 1,000 feet broken. The pilot requested a Special VFR clearance. As the in-flight visibility decreased to 1 mile, the pilot said he decided to begin a right turn back to an area of better visibility. During the turn, he said he entered white-out conditions. He leveled the wings of the airplane, and applied engine power to begin a climb. The airplane then collided with snow covered terrain, about 850 feet msl. The location of the accident is about 1 mile north of the Class E airspace.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.