- Date
- May 31, 1983, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Venetie, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- CGPZPCessna TU206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4125
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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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt initiated his takeoff from a downhill, uni-directional rwy (rwy 17) with a tail wind from 020 deg at 15 gusting 25 KTS. He stated that he climb to an alt of 100 to 200 ft then encountered severe turbulence. Subsequently the acft struck the ground 2 times & it began burning after 1 of the impacts. The acft was destroyed by impact, an inverted slide & ground fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGPZP
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 04982
- Airframe hours
- 820
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gordon Tom Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1982 · 820 hours before
- Destination
- PII · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- Tobin Creek, runway 17, 4,500 × 200 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 750 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg