Grumman G-44 Widgeon crash, Sep 2, 1998, New Stuyahok
Grumman G-44 Widgeon accident on September 2, 1998 near New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: September 2, 1998
- Aircraft: Grumman G-44 Widgeon
- Location: New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain, with delayed remedial action (course reversal) and poor weather as contributing factors.
A Grumman Widgeon on a special VFR charter to a remote lake tried to pass through a mountain pass in low cloud, rain and fog. Finding the pass unsafe, the pilot turned back late and collided with terrain on a steep slope. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and both occupants survived.