Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Sep 17, 1998 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on September 17, 1998 near Mt Noak, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's continued VFR...
- Date: September 17, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Mt Noak, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with low ceilings, terrain, rain and fog as contributing factors.
A Village Aviation Cessna 207 on a cargo flight from Kotzebue to Point Hope struck rising terrain in the mountains about 21 miles from its departure airport. The pilot was killed, and the wreckage was found the day after an aerial search began. The NTSB linked the accident to the pilot continuing VFR into instrument conditions.