Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Oct 13, 2006, Tuntu...
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on October 13, 2006 near Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot misjudged...
- Date: October 13, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude on the landing approach, with reduced visibility from rain and mist as a contributing factor.
A Cessna 207 cargo flight from Bethel to Tuntutuliak, Alaska, attempted to land on a remote runway whose approach end sits at a river bank. On the fourth attempt the aircraft undershot and struck the embankment. The pilot was not hurt and the aircraft was substantially damaged.