Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jun 17, 2016, Goodn...
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on June 17, 2016 near Goodnews Bay, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB (per the existing...
- Date: June 17, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Goodnews Bay, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB (per the existing record, final report not retrieved): the pilot's failure to select the correct route through the mountains due to geographic disorientation, followed by VFR flight into IMC during a steep climbing turn and collision with terrain.
On 17 June 2016 a Renfro's Alaskan Adventures Cessna 207 Stationair (N91170) on a positioning flight from Quinhagak to Goodnews Bay became geographically disoriented and chose the wrong route through mountainous terrain. When the pilot realized this he began a steep climbing 180 degree turn, inadvertently entered instrument conditions and struck rising rocky terrain. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.