Aviation accident ANC95FA016

5 fatal · CESSNA 402C · 1994-12-10 · ELIM, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: ANC95FA016
Event ID: 20001206X02666
Type: Accident
Date: 1994-12-10
Location: ELIM, AK, USA
Coordinates: 64.630256, -162.339675

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 5
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 5

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 402C
Registration: N1238K
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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