Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Mar 6, 1980, South...
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on March 6, 1980 near South Naknek, Alaska, USA, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with a dirt...
- Date: March 6, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: South Naknek, Alaska, USA, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with a dirt bank on approach after the flight continued in adverse weather. Contributing factors were ice on the windshield, spatial disorientation and a delayed go-around.
A Cessna 207 Skywagon (N1722U) on a cargo flight from King Salmon crashed short of South Naknek, Alaska, on 6 March 1980 after the pilot encountered fog, low ceiling and icing on approach. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.