- Date
- March 29, 1984, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N756XBCessna 206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840329009049A
- Case key
- 4277
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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.
Analysis
According to the plt, he flew over a frozen lake, then encountered reduced visibility down to about 1/8 mi. He made a 180 deg turn, but lost all referecne to the terrain during the turn. Shortly after completing the turn, he was proceeding eastbound & was slowing the acft when it impacted the surface, then slid about 100 ft & came to rest. The plt stated that he had encountered a whiteout condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756XB
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206604427
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nick P. Mellick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Sleetmute, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 70 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.