# Accident 19971026047419A: Cessna U206B, Markleeville, CA, October 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1997, 12:50 local time
- Place: Markleeville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7301° N, 119.8409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7301&lon=-119.8409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4982F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4982F-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026047419A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX98FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA031), Oct 27, 1997: Cessna U206B (N4982F), Markleeville, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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