What happened
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(-23) On 02-04-02, CE-206, N756HL, operated under FAR 135 by flight Alaska, d.b.a. yute air Alaska, in cargo only operations, crashed 80 miles west of bethel, AK while on a VFR flight from bethel to Chevak, AK. The wreckage was located in relatively fuel, snow covered, featureless terrain. At the approximate time of the accident, a pilot reported marginal VFR conditions with blowing snow in the area. The position of the wreckage and the conditionof the components indicates that the aircraft was flown into the ground during controlled cruise flight. The sole occupant, david f. neel, commercial pilot #406682933, was fatally injured. The aircraft was demolished.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02-04-02, CE-206, N756HL, OPERATED UNDER FAR 135 BY FLIGHT ALASKA, D.B.A. YUTE AIR ALASKA, IN CARGO ONLY OPERATIONS, CRASHED 80 MILES WEST OF BETHEL, AK WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM BETHEL TO CHEVAK, AK. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN RELATIVELY FUEL, SNOW COVERED, FEATURELESS TERRAIN. AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, A PILOT REPORTED MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN THE AREA. THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE AND THE CONDITIONOF THE COMPONENTS INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO THE GROUND DURING CONTROLLED CRUISE FLIGHT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DAVID F. NEEL, COMMERCIAL PILOT #406682933, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED.
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