Cessna 402 crash, Aug 7, 1989 (1 killed), Nome
Cessna 402 accident on August 7, 1989 near Nome, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological...
- Date: August 7, 1989
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and poor decision making by the pilot, with weather and terrain as contributing factors.
A Cessna 402C registered N12333 operated by Ryan Air was flying from Wales to Nome, Alaska, when it disappeared after the pilot asked for a special VFR clearance. Wreckage was found four days later on Sledge Island about 18 miles west of Nome. The pilot was killed.