The wheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ice-covered surface of Lake Clark and sank at about 1110 Alaska time. The Commercial pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the remaining three passengers received fatal injuries. Instrument conditions prevailed at the accident site. The accident pilot later reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. He related he was flying low, a few hundred feet above the lake in blowing snow and whiteout conditions, when the airplane collided with the surface of the lake. The accident airplane sank in water estimated at 800 feet deep.
February 9, 2005, Port Alsworth, Alaska / Cessna U206
The wheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ice-covered surface of Lake Clark and sank at about 1110 Alaska time. The Commercial pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the remaining three passengers received fatal injuries. Instrument conditions prevailed at the accident site. The accident pilot later reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. He related he was flying low, a few hundred feet above the lake in blowing snow and whiteout conditions, when the airplane collided with the surface of the lake. The accident airplane sank in water estimated at 800 feet deep....
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage and sank after colliding with the ice-covered surface of Lake Clark, Alaska, in instrument conditions.
- The accident tragically resulted in three fatal injuries, while the pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries.
- The pilot reported flying low in blowing snow and whiteout conditions, confirming no mechanical problems with the aircraft.
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