Foggy Terrain, Fatal Flaw A charter plane carrying eight people crashed in Alaska's western wilderness, killing everyone on board.
Investigators are piecing together what went wrong, and it appears a combination of factors contributed to the tragedy: heavy fog, inadequate visibility, and reliance on instruments rather than human judgment.
The Cessna 441 was making its second approach to the runway when it lost contact in dense fog. According to regulations, pilots should abort their landing attempt under such conditions.