Cessna 207A N6295H

Summary

On 26 April 2001 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N6295H was involved in an accident near Deadhorse, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 April 2001 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Deadhorse, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

69.1167, -151.4667

Aircraft

Cessna 207A

Registration

N6295H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deadhorse → Barrow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA070

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated airline transport pilot was conducting an aerial caribou survey, aided by radio-equipped tracking collars. He began to receive a radio signal and began a descent over the flat, featureless, snow-covered terrain, and was soon able to make visual contact with a herd of caribou. The pilot said, in part: "...as we passed over the top of the herd I made a turn to the right. The wings had just rolled level, and the airplane just came to a stop in the snow." He added that during the turn, he lost visual contact with the snow-covered terrain, and collided with the ground at a shallow angle. He reported that flat light conditions made it very difficult to discern any topographical features in the surrounding area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.