# NTSB ANC79FA077: Cessna 206, N734YS, Ivan Slough, AK, August 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1979
- Place: Ivan Slough, AK · IVAN SLOUGH, AK
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3465   79/8/5  NR.IVAN SLOUGH,AK     CESSNA 206          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N734YS              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            36, 4750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IVAN SLOUGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK.               ANCHORAGE,AK.                IVAN SLOUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG,PAX INJ PRESUMED.ACFT HAD HISTORY OF TOTAL ELECT FAILURES.UN BATTERY START.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734YS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734YS-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N U20604891 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ivan Slough

## 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 19790805042939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805042939A), Aug 5, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Departed VFR on dark night with low ceiling & rain. Became missing. Found pilot's body floating in cook inlet.

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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