Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Oct 28, 2002, Marshall
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on October 28, 2002 near Marshall, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: October 28, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Marshall, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain at night, with inadequate preflight planning and high terrain.
A Cessna 207 positioning flight departed the newly opened Marshall airport at night in overcast with no visible horizon. It collided with an east-west ridge about 4 miles south of the airport. The pilot, the only occupant, was uninjured, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The route from the new airport needed a higher climb than the old one to clear the ridge.