# NTSB ANC797A014: Cessna U206, N733CT, Nightmute, AK, March 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1979
- Place: Nightmute, AK · NIGHTMUTE, AK
- Location: 60.4794° N, 164.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nightmute, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4794&lon=-164.7239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC797A014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC797A014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1152  79/3/22  NR.NIGHTMUTE,AK       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2378
        TIME - 1113                    N733CT              PX-  2  1  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL AK                   TOOKSOOK,AK                  TANUNAK,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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT NOT QUALIFIED FOR TYPE OF FLYING,FAA HAD SUSPENDED HIS CERTIFICATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733CT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733CT-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N U20604755, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790322010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322010879A), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Nightmute, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Pilot operated VFR into area of whiteout condition. Attempted a course reversal, flew into the ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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