Quinhagak - Goodnews Bay

On June 17, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Quinhagak - Goodnews Bay experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Renfro's Alaskan Adventures, with the event recorded near Goodnews Bay 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. During cruise flight through an area of mountainous terrain, the commercial pilot became geographically disoriented and selected the incorrect route through the mountains. Upon realizing it was the incorrect route, he initiated a steep climb while executing a 180° turn. During the steep climbing turn, the airplane inadvertently entered instrument meteorological conditions, and the airplane subsequently impacted an area of rocky, rising terrain. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Aircraft reference details include registration N91170, MSN 207-00101, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.1181°, -161.5861°.