Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant crash, Sep 1, 1995 (1 killed)
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant accident on September 1, 1995 near Farewell, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot continued VFR flight...
- Date: September 1, 1995
- Aircraft: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
- Location: Farewell, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and the weather was a factor.
A Short Skyvan on a positioning flight from Farewell struck mountainous terrain about 6 miles south of the airstrip. The pilot had filed an instrument flight plan but could not contact the ARTCC and continued climbing and turning in cloud, with icing and snow at the field. The single occupant was killed.