NELSON ISLAND, AK, USA
N9570M
CESSNA 207A
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST 90 PERCENT OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND AN ALARMING RATE OF LOST OF ALTITUDE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 140 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUST 40 KNOTS. CHIEF PILOT STATED CROSSING THE ISLAND AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE WOULD HAVE HELPED THE PILOT IN CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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