# NTSB ANC81FA075: Cessna U206, N72258, Moose Pass, AK, July 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1981
- Place: Moose Pass, AK · MOOSE PASS, AK
- Location: 60.5059° N, 149.4684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moose Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5059&lon=-149.4684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72258-2011-06-22), registration cancelled 2011-06-22, S/N U206-1343, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (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 19810701038259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701038259A), Jul 1, 1981: Cessna U206D, Moose Pass, AK, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Aircraft crashed on snow glacier during what witness in area described as clouds laying on glacier.

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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