- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 15, 2015 |
Time: | 0624 |
Location: | Iliamna East Wind Lake, Alaska |
Operator: | Rainbow King Lodge |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Iliamna - Remote lake |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC 3T Turbine Otter |
Registration: | N928PK |
cn / ln: | 61 |
Aboard: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:3 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While on the way to a remote fishing site, the non-sceduled passenger float plane crashed in trees as it attempted to take off. Three of the passengers were killed. The pilot's decision to depart in dark night, visual meteorological conditions over water, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. |
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