- Date
- August 15, 1979
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8364QCessna U206F
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790815023699A
- Case key
- 134775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2118 79/8/15 NR.ILIAMNA,AK CESSNA U206F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N8364Q PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 45, 1780 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ILIAMNA,AK RETURN GIBRALTER RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.WIND GUSTS TO 30K WITH OCCAS GUSTS 90 DEGREE FROM PREVAILING WIND -RT CROSSWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8364Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gibralter River
FAA reports on this event · 1
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