| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 12, 2002 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Location: | Port Alsworth, Alaska |
| Operator: | Air Taxi - Bigfoot Air of Alaska, LLC |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Lake Hood, AK - Iliamna, AK |
| AC Type: | de Havilland DHC-2 |
| Registration: | N3129F |
| cn / ln: | 903 |
| Aboard: | 4 (passengers:3 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:3 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The commercial pilot of the float-equipped airplane was transporting passengers to a lodge at a remote lake. When the airplane did not arrive at the lake, a search was initiated, and two days later the wreckage of the airplane was located on the side of a box canyon about the 2,400 foot elevation level. The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering inside a box/blind canyon, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the box/blind canyon. |
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