- Date
- March 24, 1978
- Place
- Shaktoolik, AK · SHAKTOOLIK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N50461Cessna U206F
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780324004579A
- Case key
- 141531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3220 78/3/24 SHAKTOOLIK,AK CESSNA U206F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12000 TIME - 1430 N50461 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2800 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAKTOOLIK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHAKTOOLIK,AK BETHEL,AK ST MICHAEL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- PILOT ENCOUNTERED SNOW DRIFT AND WINDS GUSTING TO 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50461
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shaktoolik
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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.