Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ANC84LA049

MCGRATH, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N756XB

CESSNA 206

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE FLEW OVER A FROZEN LAKE, THEN ENCOUNTERED REDUCED VISIBILITY DOWN TO ABOUT 1/8 MI. HE MADE A 180 DEG TURN, BUT LOST ALL REFERECNE TO THE TERRAIN DURING THE TURN. SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, HE WAS PROCEEDING EASTBOUND & WAS SLOWING THE ACFT WHEN IT IMPACTED THE SURFACE, THEN SLID ABOUT 100 FT & CAME TO REST. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED A WHITEOUT CONDITION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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