- Date
- November 17, 1976
- Place
- Helmricks Camp, AK · HELMRICKS CAMP, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N35971Cessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761117039389A
- Case key
- 156612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3914 76/11/17 HELMRICKS CAMP,AK CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3100 TIME - 0850 N35971 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 694 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELMERICKS CAMP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARROW,AK HELMRICKS CAMP,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - FOG SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ENG NOT CLEARED AFTR REDUCING PWR ABEAM THRESHOLD.TRUCK LOCATED ON EDGE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35971
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helmericks Camp
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.