Kenai - Anchorage

On January 28, 1987 at 05:15 AM, Kenai - Anchorage experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by SouthCentral Air, with the event recorded near Anchorage-Merrill Field Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft crashed one mile short of the runway. The accident occurred during an ILS approach in instrument meteorological conditions. During a post accident interview with the pilot he stated that he did not recognize and react in a timely manner to the gross deviation of the decision height. He continued down until striking the ground short of the runway.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7393U, MSN 207-0436, year of manufacture 1978.