- Date
- September 9, 1984, 19:00 local (Sep 10, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hartman River, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5015UCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840909051389A
- Case key
- 4374
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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Planning/decision - improperCause
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Clearance - not maintained
Climb - not possible
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated that after takeoff the right gear collided with brush slowing the aircraft. The aircraft then touched down in rough terrain and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5015U
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2060015
- Airframe hours
- 8,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James E. Blees
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1984 · 25 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,200 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.