Relying on visibility a factor in fatal Alaska plane crash
A flight crew’s decision to continue using visual flight rules when visibility was deteriorating due to weather conditions was a major factor in the October 2016 crash of an airplane near Togiak, Alaska that killed both pilots and the passenger.
That’s the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation into what happened to Terrain Hageland Aviation Services’ Flight 3153. The Cessna 208B’s crash into steep, mountainous terrain about 10 nautical miles northwest of the Togiak Airport killed all three people on board and destroyed the aircraft.