19971026047419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna U206B · Markleeville, CA · October 26, 1997

Date: October 26, 1997 · 12:50 local
Place: Markleeville, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4982F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98FA031
Reported as: Cessna U206B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N4982FRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Cessna U206BS/N U206-0682 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna U206B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-16) The PIC operated the aircraft over gross weight. The route of flight was over mountainous terrain in an area of extreme rotor and mountain wave action. At the date of this report the engine tear down has not been accomplished to determine airworthiness factors. Pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THE PIC OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN AN AREA OF EXTREME ROTOR AND MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTION. AT THE DATE OF THIS REPORT THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN HAS NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO DETERMINE AIRWORTHINESS FACTORS. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX98FA031Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportMarkleeville, CAthe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive gross weight of the airplane, the high density altitude, and the…Oct 27, 1997 · Destroyed