- Date
- December 4, 1986, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Uganik Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4736UCessna U206G
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19861204067979A
- Case key
- 4811
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
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Weather evaluation - not performedCause
Weather condition - cloudsCause
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
Weather condition - whiteoutCause
Meteorological service - not obtainedCause
Analysis
The pilot stated that he encountered a complete white-out condition; he started a turn to the left and struck the top of the ridge at the 1780 foot level.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4736U
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605072
- Airframe hours
- 3,525
- Engine
- Continental IO-520F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Island Air Service
- Registered owner
- William Ellis Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 4, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- ADQ · Kodiak, AK
- Destination
- Zachary Bay, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 1
N4736URegistration cancelled Mar 3, 2016 · Cessna U206GAirframe modelCessna U206GEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,050 total · 3,946 in this make and model · 3,905 as pilot in command · 175 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °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.