Cessna 402C accident near Kiana, Alaska, November 8, 1992
On November 8, 1992 at about 10:20 pm local time, a Cessna 402C, registered N67941, was destroyed in an accident near Kiana, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 3 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE SNOW, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 8, 1992 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Kiana, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · all 402Cs on the register
- Registration
- N67941 · no longer on the register · serial 402C0633
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM KOTZEBUE TO NOORVIK, KIANA, SELAWIK, AND RETURN TO KOTZEBUE. THE FLIGHT HAD OVERFLOWN KIANA DUE TO UNPLOWED RUNWAY CONDITIONS, AND WAS PROCEEDING TO SELAWIK WHEN IT CRASHED INTO SHELLY MOUNTAIN. ACCORDING TO THE RESCUE PERSONNEL, THE MOUNTAIN TOPS IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT WERE OBSCURED BY SNOW, FOG AND CLOUDS. THE TERRAIN WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. THE PILOT HAD A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHERE HE FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,528 hours in all; 915 in this make and model; 4,394 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,971 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 27, 1992; 67 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,850 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-VB (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Baker Aviation INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ORV Noorvik AK at 9:43 pm
- Destination: WLK Selawik AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 19°F (-7°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N67941 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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