# Accident 20030902037049A: Cessna T206H, Chickloon, AK, September 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chickloon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8172° N, 147.6344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8172&lon=-147.6344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72598-2004-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 442 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030902037049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED HOMER, ALASKA, ON A VFR FLIGHT TO WHITEHORSE, U.T., CANADA. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TERRAIN AT SHEEP MOUNTAIN ENROUTE. WX AT FOUR MILES EAST OF ACCIDENT SITE WAS "METAR REPORT". WWD 220 TRUE, 8 KTS, VIS 1 MILE. SKY CONDITION 300, TEMP 45 F, DEW PT 42, ALT 29.53.

## 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 ANC03FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA106), Sep 2, 2003: Cessna T206H (N72598), Chickaloon, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and subsequent collision with mountainous terrain while maneuvering. Factors contributing to the accident were weather…

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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