Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Sep 26, 1997 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on September 26, 1997 near Twin Hills, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's in-flight planning...
- Date: September 26, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Twin Hills, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's in-flight planning and decisions, including insufficient altitude over mountainous terrain, with downdraft conditions and the effects of over-the-counter medications as contributing factors.
A Cessna 207 cargo flight from Manokotak was overdue and found wrecked against a mountain pass near Twin Hills. The airplane struck the ground in a flat attitude on the downwind side of the pass, and the pilot was killed. Investigators pointed to the pilot's in-flight decisions and to over-the-counter medications found in his system.