# Accident 19941210041249A: Cessna 402C, Eim, AK, December 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Eim, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 64.6303° N, 162.3397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6303&lon=-162.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1238K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1238K-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 15,804 total, 828 in this make and model, 614 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210041249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EN ROUTE VFR AT NIGHT FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN AREA. GPS USED FOR NAVIGATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC95FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA016), Dec 10, 1994: Cessna 402C (N1238K), Elim, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal. 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:…

## Other reports on N1238K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870511024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511024219I), May 11, 1987: Cessna 402C (N1238K), Homer, AK, Minor damage. During taxi the propeller blade tip struck a boundry marker light. Minor damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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