- Date
- April 9, 1982, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Near Nightmute, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9938MCessna 206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820409008799A
- Case key
- 71902
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during flight the aircraft inadvertently drifted north of his intended flight path into an area of higher terrain. When the aircraft encountered a whiteout condition the pilot elected to turn to the right toward what he observed as better visibilities rather than towards lower terrain. The aircraft struck a snow covered slope in level flight.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9938M
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U2060588
- Airframe hours
- 981
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Western Yukon Air
- Registered owner
- Lynwood Marshall
- Departed
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Destination
- AK45 · Tanunak, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,683 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 4,689 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.