19970117000739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Tununak, AK · January 17, 1997

Date
January 17, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place
Tununak, AK
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YADA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9603M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA022
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,825 total1,405 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Encountered low clouds enroute. Pulled up into clouds to reverse course and impacted rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS ENROUTE. PULLED UP INTO CLOUDS TO REVERSE COURSE AND IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9603M · 1

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