Accident · 1996-09-02

NTSB case ANC96LA135 · Cessna 206 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1996-09-02
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Cessna 206 (N733KD)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
LAKE CLARK AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
LAKE CLARK AIR — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: THE FARM

Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in intering a box canyon with insufficient altitude to either execute a turn to safety or outclimb rising terrain. A factor associated with the accident was: the pilot allowed the passenger to influence him to enter the canyon.

Source: NTSB case ANC96LA135

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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