# NTSB ANC72AA048: Cessna U206C, Valdez, AK, June 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: June 1, 1972
- Place: Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 30, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0772   72/6/1  NR.VALDEZ,ALAS        CESSNA U206C        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3700
        TIME - 1105                    N3990G              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS             VALDEZ,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MTN PASS SHROUDED BY FOG. WG CAUGHT GRND IN TURNAROUND.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3990G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3990G-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Registry model: Goode Robert D EVANS VP-2 (registry code 056361A, https://openairdocs.org/model/goode-robert-d-evans-vp-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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