Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Dec 24, 1999, Bethel
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on December 24, 1999 near Bethel, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: December 24, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's failure to remove frost from the airplane before flight, with an inadvertent stall/mush after takeoff.
A Grant Aviation Cessna 207 scheduled commuter flight from Bethel was delayed about two hours by ice fog. Shortly after takeoff the engine surged and lost power, and the pilot made an off-airport landing on snow-covered terrain. The NTSB found frost on the wings and tail surfaces, and the airplane was substantially damaged.