# Accident 20180924014049A: Cessna U206G, Goodman Pass, AK, September 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Goodman Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: METC
- Location: 62.0728° N, 153.1847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0728&lon=-153.1847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1738R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738R-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,573 total, 7,700 in this make and model, 396 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180924014049A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO FIND A ROUTE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE IN POOR WEATHER.  THE PILOT MISTAKENLY FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON AND CRASHED INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN18FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA386), Sep 24, 2018: Cessna U206 (N1738R), Rainy Pass, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight in deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent entry into a box canyon and subsequent controlled flight into mountainous…

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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