King Cove - Cold Bay

On February 17, 1990 at 01:35 PM, King Cove - Cold Bay experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by PenAir - Peninsula Airways - Alaska Airlines Commuter, with the event recorded near Cold Bay Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains 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. The scheduled flight's departure from King Cove was delayed due to a passing snow squall. A witness at the airport stated that the weather at the airport was good when the flight departed; however, he noted dark clouds in the direction of Cold Bay, the intended destination of the flight. The airplane did not reach its destination. It was found, where it had impacted terrain near the top of a ridgeline at the 1,250 foot level, between King Cove and Cold Bay. About 8 miles west-northwest at Cold Bay, weather reports indicated there were snow showers of unknown intensity in all quadrants. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N27328, MSN 31-7752149, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.2072°, -162.7147°.