Accident · 1997-09-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-09-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A (N9984M)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- YUTE AIR ALASKA Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- YUTE AIR ALASKA, INC
Probable cause
Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude over mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were downdraft conditions, mountainous/hilly terrain, and the use of over-the-counter medications.
Source: NTSB case ANC97FA155Flight 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.