# Accident 19950310003619A: Cessna 207A, Ketchikan, AK, March 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1995, 07:45 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6805° N, 132.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6805&lon=-132.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6478H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6478H-1996-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,352 total, 750 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950310003619A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES SCUD RUNNING IN HILLY TERRAIN. VFR NOT ADVISED. IGNORED WEATHER AND COMPANY OPS PROCEDURES.

## 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 ANC95LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA034), Mar 10, 1995: Cessna 207A (N6478H), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS, AND A FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO FOLLOW…

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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