NONE · Cessna 206 · 1996-09-02 · PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC96LA135
Event ID
20001208X06651
Type
Accident
Date
1996-09-02
Location
PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.199516, -154.279754
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
206
Registration
N733KD
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in intering a box canyon with insufficient altitude to either execute a turn to safety or outclimb rising terrain. A factor associated with the accident was: the pilot allowed the passenger to influence him to enter the canyon.