- Date
- July 15, 1981
- Place
- Naknek, AK · NAKNEK, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810715041141A19810715046342A
- Case key
- 123535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3452 81/7/15 NR.NAKNEK,AK CESSNA U206 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1308 TIME - 1630 N5289U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,AK RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3452 81/7/15 NR.NAKNEK,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5200 TIME - 1630 N2827A PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,AK RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2827A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N5289U
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5289URegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2013 · Cessna U206Airframe modelCessna U206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810715041141ACessna 180 · Naknek, AKLow flying camera aircraft made abrupt turn into climbing aircraft N5289U. Prop cut off tail of struck 206.Accident 19810715046342ACessna 206CESSNA · Naknek, AKWas struck by low flying camera airplane while climbing from takeoff. Camera aircraft 180 N2827A made abrupt turn.