19810126018609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206F · Clark'S Point, AK · January 26, 1981

Date
January 26, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Clark'S Point, AK
Airport
Clark'S Point
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8279Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DA020
Reported as
Cessna U206F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,035 total1,000 in this make and model23 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.

Weather deteriorated rapidly nearing airport. Stalled, turning base due to near zero visibility.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER DETERIORATED RAPIDLY NEARING AIRPORT. STALLED, TURNING BASE DUE TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

NTSB investigation

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