- Date
- March 2, 1985, 09:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Dillingham, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1715UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850302005339A
- Case key
- 4467
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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 - snowFactor
Weather condition - whiteoutFactor
Vfr flight into imc - inadvertentCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt was attempting a 180 deg turn to reverse direction away from lowering clouds and snow showers when the right wing dug into the snow covered terrain. The plt stated a virtual 'white out' condition existed at the time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1715U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700315
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Manokotak Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DLG · Dillingham, AK
- Destination
- 17Z · Manokotak, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,400 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 4,400 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 110 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.