- Date
- October 19, 1984, 17:00 local (Oct 20, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9577GCessna U-206C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19841019075969A
- Case key
- 4439
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft dragged a wing tip & nosed over while landing on a small lake near Iliamna, Alaska. The passenger seated next to the PIC stated that the plt had cancelled his flt plan prior to landing, circled the lake & made a long final apch to a touchdown on the lake. The passenger further stated that he observed a x-wind prior to touchdown. Aprx 3 to 5 seconds after touchdown the airplane rolled to the rt & the rt wing tip struck the water, veering the acft to the rt & nosing over in 8 to 10 ft of water. The passenger stated that as this was occurring, the PIC, shouted 'crosswind' very surprised. An autopsy showed the plt died from drowning.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9577G
- Reported as
- Cessna U-206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206-01777
- Airframe hours
- 1,028
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry E. Wooten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984
- Departed
- Z41 · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- ILI · Iliamna, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9577G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.