Cessna 402 crash, Dec 10, 1994 (5 killed), Koyuk
Cessna 402 accident on December 10, 1994 near Koyuk, Alaska, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: VFR flight into instrument meteorological...
- Date: December 10, 1994
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Koyuk, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain, with darkness and adverse weather as factors.
A Cessna 402C on a night scheduled flight from Nome to Koyuk, Alaska, flew into heavy snow and poor visibility and struck a mountain at about 2,725 feet. The pilot had flown from VFR conditions into instrument conditions. All five people on board were killed.