KODIAK, AK, USA
N5354G
DE HAVILLAND DHC-2
THE AIRPLANE CRASHED AT THE 1800 FOOT LEVEL OF A MOUNTAIN PASS, NEAR KODIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE PASS WAS REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOW IFR FLT CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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