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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Aniak, AK · September 20, 2000

Date: September 20, 2000 · 08:00 local
Place: Aniak, AK
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: B7TA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N42472
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00FA128
Reported as: Cessna 207
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N42472Registration cancelled Mar 15, 2001 · Cessna 207S/N 207-00148 Airframe modelCessna 207

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot picked up some cargo at a remote hunting camp and departed for Aniak. Low clouds were in the area obscuring the hills. A few minutes after departure the people in the camp reported they heard the aircraft hit the terrain. A second aircraft departed to look for the first and could not find it because it was located in terrain above the cloud bases. The aircraft was later located by the camp hunters and they confirmed that the crash was fatal to the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT PICKED UP SOME CARGO AT A REMOTE HUNTING CAMP AND DEPARTED FOR ANIAK. LOW CLOUDS WERE IN THE AREA OBSCURING THE HILLS. A FEW MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE PEOPLE IN THE CAMP REPORTED THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TERRAIN. A SECOND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO LOOK FOR THE FIRST AND COULD NOT FIND IT BECAUSE IT WAS LOCATED IN TERRAIN ABOVE THE CLOUD BASES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER LOCATED BY THE CAMP HUNTERS AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE CRASH WAS FATAL TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC00FA128Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAniak, AKThe pilot's decision to initiate visual flight into dark night instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident are a low ceiling, a dark night, the pilot's failure to follow regulatory procedures and directives, and his self-induced…Sep 20, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N42472 · 1

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

Incident 20000324002069ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Akiachak, AK(-23) On the second takeoff of the day from Akiachak, Alaska, pilot in command experienced a sudden 6 knot increase of airspeed which lifted the aircraft up an additional 15 feet which exposed it to a gusting crosswind component. Aircraft settled back on…Mar 24, 2000 · Minor damage