# NTSB ANC84FA004: Cessna 206, N8193G, Egegik River, AK, October 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 8, 1983, 22:15 local (Oct 9, 1983, 06:15 UTC)
- Place: Egegik River, AK
- Coordinates: 58.199028, -157.409729 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1990&lon=-157.4097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4183/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA004

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, takeoff - initial climb
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command
  - flight into known adverse weather - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT FLEW THE ACFT WITH 4 PASSENGERS TO A DIRT/GRAVEL STRIP NEAR THE EGEGIK RIVER & BECHAROF LAKE, APRX 45 MI SOUTH OF KING SALMON, AK. THE PLT WAS AWARE THAT THE OPERATOR (FT RICHARDSON FLYING CLUB) PROHIBIED THE OPERATION OF ITS ACFT INTO UNAPPROVED ARPTS/STRIPS. WHILE HUNTING NEAR THE STRIP, 2 MEMBERS OF THE PARTY DID NOT RETURN BEFORE NIGHT FALL. THE PLT BECAME WORRIED & DECIDED TO USE THE ACFT TO HELD THEM FIND THEIR WAY BACK. AT 1ST, HE STARTED THE ACFT ENG & TAXIED TO THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE STRIP WITH ALL LIGHTS ON. HE SET A DEADLINE OF 2200 HRS FOR THE HUNTERS' RETURN. WHEN THEY DID NOT ARRIVE, THE PLT TOOK OFF IN POOR WX CONDITIONS & CIRCLED THE AREA OF THE STRIP. HE THEN FLEW AN EXTENDED PATTERN AS IF TO LAND. AT THE POSITION WHERE HE WAS EXPECTED TO TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY, ENTERED AN APPARENT SPIN & CRASHED IN THE RIVER. WITNESS ESTIMATED WX AS 300-400 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1-2 MI, WIND 30 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.045%.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8193G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U206-03774
- Airframe hours: 2104
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F-9 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fort Richardson Flying Club
- Registered owner: Arthur J. Conchin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 3, 1983, 39 hours before
- Airport: Brush Strip, runway 8, 1,400 × 30 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 600 total, 25 in this make and model, 550 as pilot in command, 204 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Night/dark
- Wind: 90° at 30 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 400 ft overcast
- Temperature: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831008055179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008055179A), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna U206G, Egegik, AK, Destroyed. Departed at night into IMC. Stalled in a low altitude turn over a river. Pilot was trying to aid returning hunters.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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