# Accident 20060819017869A: Cessna U206G, Whittier, AK, August 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2006, 09:45 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IUJA
- Location: 60.7711° N, 148.7400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7711&lon=-148.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4975U-2009-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819017869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED PORTAGE PASS AT 1400, HE ESTIMATED THE CLOUDS WERE AT 2000 FT AND VISIBILITY OF 2 MILES. HE SAID THAT AS HE ENTERED THE PASS, HE MAINTAINED GROUND CONTACT ON HIS LEFT AND LOOKED UP JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE CLOUDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT JUST AS THE FLOATS IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ANC06LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA119), Aug 19, 2006: Cessna U206G (N4975U), Whittier, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain while maneuvering to reverse direction in a pass. A factor contributing to the…

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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