Accident · 1997-04-10

NTSB case ANC97MA161 · Cessna 208B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1997-04-10
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
Cessna 208B (N408GV)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
Hageland Aviation Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES

Probable cause

The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the weather conditions.

Source: NTSB case ANC97MA161

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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