Evangel 4500 crash, Feb 27, 1978 (3 killed), Merrill Pass...
Evangel 4500 accident on February 27, 1978 near Merrill Pass Alaska, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent and collision with...
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Aircraft: Evangel 4500
- Location: Merrill Pass Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain after the pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather and became spatially disoriented, with inadequate preflight preparation as a contributing factor.
On 27 February 1978 an Evangel 4500 (N4508L) operated by Yute Air Alaska struck the slope of a mountain near Merrill Pass, Alaska, while flying VFR in adverse weather. The pilot became spatially disoriented, and all three occupants were killed. The wreckage was located a day later.