# NTSB ANC81FA004: Cessna U20GF, N59199, Deadhorse, AK, October 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1980
- Place: Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
- Location: 70.2056° N, 148.5117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deadhorse, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2056&lon=-148.5117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3227  80/10/19   DEADHORSE,AK        CESSNA U20GF        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2105                    N59199              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEADHORSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DEADHORSE,AK                RETURN                       NUIQSIT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ELEVATED PIPELINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59199](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59199-1980-11-19), registration cancelled 1980-11-19, S/N U206-02633 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U20GF
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Deadhorse

## 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 19801019057929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057929A), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna U206F, Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Crashed during special VFR approach to airport in freezing rain. Indicates pilot lost control of airplane.

## Other investigations on N59199 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC79DAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA05), Jan 11, 1979: Cessna U-206 (N59199), Prudhoe Bay, AK, substantial damage

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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