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FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Mcgrath, AK · August 13, 2011

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Date
August 13, 2011 · 17:00 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
B7TA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91099
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC11FA077
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
27,000 total20,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N91099Registration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Cessna 207S/N 20700073 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 207Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was in a flight of two aircraft that departed Mcgrath for aniak at approximately 5:00 pm. The other aircraft took a southerly route due to weather and successfully landed in aniak. The accident aircraft took a direct route. The aircraft was found approximately 35 miles west of Mcgrath on a side of a mountain. A passenger that was seated in the front right seat stated: after takeoff from Mcgrath, the aircraft flew closer and closer to the ground until it went into a whiteout condition. He saw the mountain moments before the aircraft impacted the mountain. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Four passengers were seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FLIGHT OF TWO AIRCRAFT THAT DEPARTED MCGRATH FOR ANIAK AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TOOK A SOUTHERLY ROUTE DUE TO WEATHER AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN ANIAK. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TOOK A DIRECT ROUTE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES WEST OF MCGRATH ON A SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. A PASSENGER THAT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT STATED: AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MCGRATH, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE GROUND UNTIL IT WENT INTO A WHITEOUT CONDITION. HE SAW THE MOUNTAIN MOMENTS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. FOUR PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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 ANC11FA077Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.Aug 14, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91099 · 1

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

Accident 20060514010109AOther Ground Ops · Akiachak, AK(-23) Aircraft landed at Akiachak enroute to tuluksak, AK. Pilot and three passengers deplaned, two tuluksak bound passengers remained on board. While parked on the ramp at Akiachak, a four wheeler pulling a trailer struck the right hand elevator, damaging…May 14, 2006 · Substantial damage