Cessna 210 N6554X

Summary

On 1 February 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N6554X was involved in an accident near Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 February 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N6554X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC85LA187

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN. SINCE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY, THE MOUNTAINS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW AND ON AN OVERCAST DAY AND WITH THE REPORTED FOG, THE PILOT IN COMMAND EITHER FLEW INTO THE FOG, THE CLOUDS OR A WHITEOUT CONDITION. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING DESCENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.