- Date
- January 16, 1985, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1618UCessna 207
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850116002149A
- Case key
- 4411
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - cloudsFactor
Became lost/disoriented - inattentiveCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Weather condition - obscurationFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedFactor
Improper trainingFactor
Lack of familiarity with aircraftFactor
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaFactor
Analysis
The pilot continued the air taxi flight into adverse weather conditions and struck a mountain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1618U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700218
- Airframe hours
- 2,712
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Vanderpool Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1985 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- 23AK · Lime Village, AK
- Destination
- 5NN · Nondalton, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 589 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.