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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Nightmute, AK · March 22, 1979

Date
March 22, 1979 · 11:13 local
Place
Nightmute, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC797A014
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,378 total288 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot operated VFR into area of whiteout condition. Attempted a course reversal, flew into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OPERATED VFR INTO AREA OF WHITEOUT CONDITION. ATTEMPTED A COURSE REVERSAL, FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.