ANC73AA012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Juneau, AK · August 16, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 16, 1972
Place
Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9101MCessna U206
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167634

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1248  72/8/16    JUNEAU,ALAS         CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N9101M              PX-  1  1  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 11688 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 602 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JUNEAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FUNTER BAY,ALAS             JUNEAU,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT FLEW INTO WATER DURING LOW ALT TURN ON SPCL VFR CLNC.

Aircraft

Registration
N9101M
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Juneau

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.