- Date
- December 21, 1978
- Place
- Chevak, AK · CHEVAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7378UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79581
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4371 78/12/21 CHEVAK,AK CESSNA 207 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N7378U PX- 2 4 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 52, 2075 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEVAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.MARYS,AK CHEVAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7378U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chevak
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