# NTSB ANC84FAMS3: Cessna U206G, N6602Z, AK, September 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report
- Date: September 24, 1984, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: AK
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FAMS3
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4239/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FAMS3

## Sequence of events

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

- Missing aircraft, unknown
  - weather condition - turbulence
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - weather condition - icing conditions

## Analysis

PLT RECEIVED 2 WX BRIEFINGS BEFORE THE ONE HOUR FOURTY FIVE MINUTE FLT. PLT WAS ADVISED OF ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINS WITH HIGH WINDS AND FREQUENT LOW VISIBILITY. ICING CONDITIONS WERE ALSO FORECAST BTW 9,000 AND 13,000 FT. THE ACFT IS STILL MISSING DESPITE AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6602Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6602Z-1985-05-10), registration cancelled 1985-05-10, S/N U206-06335 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20606335
- Airframe hours: 713
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F13B 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Frank Knorad
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, July 11, 1984, 65 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: SRV, STONY RVR NO.2, AK
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,325 total, 705 in this make and model, 2,715 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

## 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 19840924074959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924074959A), Sep 24, 1984: Cessna U206G, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft did not arrive at destination. Adverse weather hampered search. Passes closed, severe turbulence.

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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