- Date
- March 29, 1991, 17:54 local (21:54 UTC)
- Place
- Homer, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6216UCessna 206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910329007849A
- Case key
- 5479
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Probable cause
VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude, while maneuvering over water. Factors related to the accident were: the snow shower and probable whiteout conditions.
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
The plt took off aprx 15 mi northeast of the Homer arpt. After takeoff, he contacted the Homer tower & inquired about the wx at Homer. He was advised that VFR conditions prevailed at the arpt, but that there was snow showers of unknown intensity & restricted visibility north & east of the arpt. The plt elected to make a straight-in apch to rwy 21. While inbound, he discussed his relative position with the plt of another acft, who was apchg to land on rwy 3 at Homer. The plt (of N6216U) rprtd turning back outbound (as if to avoid a traffic conflict). Soon thereafter, an ELT signal was transmitted. An investigation revealed that the acft crashed in a tidal basin. Wreckage was found in shallow water over an area of about 1/2 mi long by 200 ft wide. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6216U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605390
- Airframe hours
- 6,403
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Homer Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 21, 1991 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Bradley Lake, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- HOM · Homer, runway 21, 7,401 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,499 total · 1,725 in this make and model · 4,300 as pilot in command · 214 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.