# Accident 20020204003949A: Cessna U206G, Chevak, AK, February 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2002, 10:42 local time
- Place: Chevak, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 61.2672° N, 164.2636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2672&lon=-164.2636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756HL-2009-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020204003949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02-04-02, CE-206, N756HL, OPERATED UNDER FAR 135 BY FLIGHT ALASKA, D.B.A. YUTE AIR ALASKA, IN CARGO ONLY OPERATIONS, CRASHED 80 MILES WEST OF BETHEL, AK WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM BETHEL TO CHEVAK, AK. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN RELATIVELY FUEL, SNOW COVERED, FEATURELESS TERRAIN. AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, A PILOT REPORTED MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN THE AREA. THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE AND THE CONDITIONOF THE COMPONENTS INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO THE GROUND DURING CONTROLLED CRUISE FLIGHT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DAVID F. NEEL, COMMERCIAL PILOT #406682933, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED.

## 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 ANC02FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA014), Feb 4, 2002: Cessna 206 (N756HL), Bethel, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate ground clearance, which resulted in an in flight collision with terrain. Factors…

## Other reports on N756HL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930603017879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603017879A), Jun 3, 1993: Cessna U206G (N756HL), Igiugig, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed up in soft sand landing near a town for physiological reasons.
- [Incident 19850119013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850119013349I), Jan 19, 1985: Cessna U206G (N756HL), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Crosswind of 22 knots a factor. Veered off the runway.

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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