Cessna 207 N91170

Summary

On 17 June 2016 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N91170, operated by Renfros Alaskan Adventures Inc, was involved in an accident near Goodnews Bay, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2016 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodnews Bay, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Goodnews (GNU)

Coordinates

59.2361, -161.7169

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N91170

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Renfros Alaskan Adventures Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quinhagak → Goodnews Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC16LA032

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to select the correct route through the mountains as a result of geographic disorientation, and his subsequent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight through an area of mountainous terrain, the commercial pilot became geographically disoriented and selected the incorrect route through the mountains. Upon realizing it was the incorrect route, he initiated a steep climb while executing a 180° turn. During the steep climbing turn, the airplane inadvertently entered instrument meteorological conditions, and the airplane subsequently impacted an area of rocky, rising terrain. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.