Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jul 17, 2015 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on July 17, 2015 near Point Howard, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB final report (April...
- Date: July 17, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Point Howard, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB final report (April 2017, as reported by the Juneau Empire): the pilot's decision to initiate and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which led to loss of situational awareness and controlled flight into terrain; contributing were the company's operational control failures and the FAA's failure to hold it accountable.
A Wings of Alaska Cessna 207A (N62AK) on scheduled commuter flight K5202 from Juneau to Hoonah, Alaska, struck trees and terrain near Point Howard on 17 July 2015 after making erratic pitch and roll movements. The pilot was killed and four passengers were seriously injured. The NTSB final report, released in April 2017, found that the pilot flew into instrument conditions and lost situational awareness, and cited the operator's failure to follow its operational control procedures and FAA oversight.