Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jul 3, 2017, Hope
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on July 3, 2017 near Hope, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's inadvertent...
- Date: July 3, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Hope, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, followed by controlled flight into terrain.
A Cessna 207 Skywagon flying from Seldovia to Anchorage, Alaska, struck trees near Hope on 3 July 2017 after the pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft in deteriorating visibility. He entered cloud and then hit terrain. The pilot was not injured, and the NTSB attributed the accident to flight into instrument conditions followed by controlled flight into terrain.