Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jan 16, 1985 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on January 16, 1985 near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Cloud and obscuration,...
- Date: January 16, 1985
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Cloud and obscuration, the pilot becoming lost or disoriented, and flight into known adverse weather, with overconfidence and unfamiliarity with the aircraft and area as pilot factors.
An air taxi Cessna 207 Skywagon (N1618U) operated by Vanderpool Flying Service flew from Lime Village toward Nondalton, Alaska, into adverse weather and struck a mountain near Port Alsworth. The sole pilot was killed.