# Accident 19820409008799A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Nightmute, AL, April 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1982, 12:25 local time
- Place: Nightmute, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WYAA
- Location: 60.4905° N, 164.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4905&lon=-164.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9938M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,588 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409008799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT ENTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT LOW ALTITUDE AND FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA033), Apr 9, 1982: Cessna 206 (N9938M), Near Nightmute, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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