Kotzebue - Kivalina

On February 25, 1995 at 12:50 PM, Kotzebue - Kivalina experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Yute Air Alaska, with the event recorded near Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Alaska.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight 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. Approximately 10 minutes after departure, the pilot was contacted by a company pilot flying in the opposite direction. During their conversation the pilot stated that he was 'looking for wolves.' Shortly thereafter, the company pilot told the pilot that his radio transmissions were breaking up. The pilot replied that it was probably because he was 'behind a ridge.' The company pilot temporarily went off frequency; however, when he switched back he was unable to contact the pilot. The aircraft was later located on the southwest side of a box canyon about 100 feet below the top of the ridge. The normal course line for the route typically flown by company pilots is 6 miles away. The pilot had no prior experience in mountain flying.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6479H, MSN 207-0539, year of manufacture 1979.