- Date
- November 13, 1972
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5201UCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169168
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4074 72/11/13 ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 206 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N5201U PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 31, 2550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER,ALAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELUGA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- IMMDTLY AFTER MAKING VERY LOW PASS DROPPING MAIL,ACRFT COLLIDED WITH TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5201U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alexander,Alas