| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 16, 1985 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Location: | Golovin, Alaska |
| Operator: | Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Golovin, AK - Elim, AK |
| AC Type: | Cessna C-207A |
| Registration: | N73635 |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:2 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | According to the pilot-in-command, he was attempting to fly through a mountain saddle. As he turned towards the mountain and began his climb the weather deteriorated rapidly with ceilings zero, visibility zero and severe turbulence. The airplane struck the side of a 1,707 foot high mountain at the 1,590 foot level on a magnetic heading of 015 degrees. The pilot-in-command stated that just prior to impact he could not see anything. Continued VFR flight into IMC. Poor judgement. Improper planning. |
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