Beechcraft C-12 Huron crash, Nov 12, 1992 (8 killed), Mt...
Beechcraft C-12 Huron accident on November 12, 1992 near Mt Chilkat, Alaska, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: November 12, 1992
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-12 Huron
- Location: Mt Chilkat, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew followed a wrong approach track in poor weather; reported position did not match ATC radar.
A US Army Beechcraft C-12 Huron carrying eight people, including Gen. Thomas C. Carroll, flew into a mountainside in the Chilkat Range about 38 miles northwest of Juneau on 12 November 1992. The crew had started the descent in cloud and heavy rain, and their reported position did not match ATC radar. All eight occupants were killed.