1 fatal · CESSNA U206 · 2017-07-27 · Port Alsworth, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC17FA039
Event ID
20170727X15642
Type
Accident
Date
2017-07-27
Location
Port Alsworth, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.371387, -154.242218
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
U206
Registration
N1749R
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was (1) the inadequate preflight weather planning by the pilot and duty officer (2) the operator's inadequate operational control structure, and (3) the inadequate oversight of the operator's operational control structure by the Federal Aviation Administration.