Old Harbor - Kodiak

On April 25, 1995 at 07:40 PM, Old Harbor - Kodiak experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by MarkAir Express, with the event recorded near Old Harbor (Kodiak Island) Alaska.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 pilot was informed by another company pilot that the higher passes were closed. He then attempted to fly through 'high pass' located near old harbor. The pilot described the weather as overcast with ceilings obscured, and flight visibility was 2 to 3 miles. The pass was snow covered. As he entered the pass he lost visual reference due to whiteout conditions and he initiated a left turn to exit the pass. Approx half way through the turn the left wing struck the mountain.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1769U, MSN 207-0369, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.2028°, -153.3057°.