- Date
- December 3, 1976
- Place
- Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N390GCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156613
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3915 76/12/3 KOTZEBUE,AK CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1520 N390G PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 36, 3443 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH WIEN MEM. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KOTZEBUE,AK KOTZEBUE,AK BUCKLAND,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ACFT REPORTEDLY ON RAMP 5HRS PRIOR TO FLT WITHOUT HEATER. OAT -21 DEGREES F.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N390G
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ralph Wien Mem.
N390GRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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