# Accident 20161002019779A: Cessna 208B, Togiak, AK, October 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2016, 11:53 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 59.1656° N, 160.6533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1656&lon=-160.6533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208SD-2016-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,481 total, 781 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17MA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002019779A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 208B N208SD DEPARTED QUINHAGAK AIRPORT ALASKA AT 1133 LOCAL TIME ON OCTOBER 2, 2016 ENROUTE FOR TOGIAK AIRPORT ALASKA. A TWO PILOT CREW WITH ON PASSENGER AND 40LBS OF CARGO. THE WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WITH RAIN SQUALLS IN THE AREA. THE CREW RECEIVED A FLIGHT RELEASE FROM THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTER BEFORE THE FLIGHT. ENROUTE TO TOGIAK  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500' AND 10 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PASSENGER ALONG WITH THE PILOTS WERE KILLED DURING THE IMPACT. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 ANC17MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17MA001), Oct 2, 2016: Cessna 208B (N208SD), Togiak, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into deteriorating visibility and their failure to perform an immediate escape maneuver after entry into instrument…

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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