- Date
- July 1, 1981
- Place
- Moose Pass, AK · MOOSE PASS, AK
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N72258Cessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810701038259A
- Case key
- 124106
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3032 81/7/1 NR.MOOSE PASS,AK CESSNA U206 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 74, 6000 TIME - 0955 N72258 PX- 4 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOOSE PASS,AK JACK POT BAY,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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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- FLOAT EQUIPPED.UNABLE TO SEE ICE FIELD DUE LACK OF VISUAL CUES AND FLAT LIGHT CONDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72258
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N72258Registration cancelled Jun 22, 2011 · Cessna U206DAirframe modelCessna U206DEngine 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.