Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Dec 10, 1987 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on December 10, 1987 near Ambler, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Flight into rising terrain in...
- Date: December 10, 1987
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Ambler, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight into rising terrain in level flight at night in marginal weather, with inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's low experience cited (NTSB ANC88FA020 as summarised).
A Bering Air Cessna 207A (N9979M) on a night cargo flight struck the south side of Bismarck mountain near Ambler, Alaska, in level flight, killing its sole pilot. The aircraft was found the next day about 15 miles off its intended route. The investigation cited weather, dark night conditions and inadequate preflight planning.