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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Whittier, AK · April 17, 1996

Date
April 17, 1996 · 14:55 local
Place
Whittier, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IUJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N244PL
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA051
Reported as
Cessna U206G
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total2,200 in this make and model78 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.

Amphibious float plane entered snow covered pass into whiteout conditions. Began 180 and impacted on a glacier.

As the FAA filed it

AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT PLANE ENTERED SNOW COVERED PASS INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BEGAN 180 AND IMPACTED ON A GLACIER.

NTSB investigation

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