- Date
- January 24, 1978
- Place
- Brevig Mission, AK · BREVIG MISSION, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1485MCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780124009409A
- Case key
- 143304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0698 78/1/24 NR.BREVIG MISSION,AK CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2211 TIME - 1015 N1485M PX- 0 1 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 391 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TELLER,AK NOME,AK BREVIG MISSION,AK 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- A/C COLLIDED WITH FROZEN,SNOW COVERED BAY.WX BRIEF FROM OPERATOR BY PHONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1485M
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1485MRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Cessna U206EAirframe modelCessna U206EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.