- Date
- July 1, 1983, 18:15 local (Jul 2, 1983, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N756CDCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830701046859A
- Case key
- 4138
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 - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindCause
Judgment - poorCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that the runway at dry creek strip curved to the left. The runway used was runway 9 and the wind was gusting to 30 KTS. The acft went off the right side of the runway and the nosewheel hit a rut which nosed the acft over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756CD
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603976
- Airframe hours
- 1,051
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Brenner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Dry Creek, runway 9, 1,500 × 20 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,796 total · 300 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.