- Date
- June 19, 1981
- Place
- Skagway, AK · SKAGWAY, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75826Cessna 207A
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0066 81/6/19 NR.SKAGWAY,AK CESSNA 207A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 920 TIME - 1445 N75826 PX- 0 0 5 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKAGWAY,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 120 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER REMARKS- FORCED LANDING ON GLACIER.CO FLT PLN.WND GSTG 15KTS.LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75826
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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