1 fatal · MAULE M-4-210C · 1990-10-01 · 60 E OF BETHEL, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC90LA189
Event ID
20001212X24174
Type
Accident
Date
1990-10-01
Location
60 E OF BETHEL, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.809577, -161.85028
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
MAULE
Model
M-4-210C
Registration
N51441
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE ABOVE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ADVERSE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, AND THE PILOT BECOMING LOST OR DISORIENTED.