Omalik - Galena - Fairbanks

Few minutes after its departure from Omalik, while flying at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the single engine airplane hit obstacles and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Omalik - Galena - Fairbanks

Registration

N1789U

MSN

207-0389

Year of Manufacture

1977

Date

June 30, 1978 at 02:18 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Omalik Alaska

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

69.1548°, -163.4990°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On June 30, 1978 at 02:18 PM, Omalik - Galena - Fairbanks experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Aurora Air Services, with the event recorded near Omalik Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after its departure from Omalik, while flying at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the single engine airplane hit obstacles and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1789U, MSN 207-0389, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 69.1548°, -163.4990°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Few minutes after its departure from Omalik, while flying at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the single engine airplane hit obstacles and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Omalik - Galena - Fairbanks

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N1789U

MSN

207-0389

Year of Manufacture

1977