SERS · CESSNA 207 · 2016-06-17 · Goodnews Bay, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC16LA032
Event ID
20160620X34145
Type
Accident
Date
2016-06-17
Location
Goodnews Bay, AK, USA
Coordinates
59.23611, -161.716949
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
207
Registration
N91170
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to select the correct route through the mountains as a result of geographic disorientation, and his subsequent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with terrain.