Accident · 1995-02-25
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-02-25
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 207A (N6479H)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- YUTE AIR ALASKA Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- YUTE AIR ALASKA
Probable cause
the pilot's decision to enter a box canyon area at an altitude inadequate to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's lack of mountain flying experience was a factor in this accident.
Source: NTSB case LAX95FA120Flight 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.