Cessna 402 crash, Jan 17, 1998 (1 killed), Walker
Cessna 402 accident on January 17, 1998 near Walker, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot encountered a downdraft while...
- Date: January 17, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Walker, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot encountered a downdraft while approaching high terrain at an altitude too low to ensure terrain clearance, per the cause recorded for this event.
A Cessna 402C on a charter ferry flight from Reno to Columbia struck trees and mountain terrain near Walker, California, at about 9,500 feet. The wreckage was spread across a steep lee-side slope. The pilot was killed and the passenger survived.