- Date
- December 5, 1994, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Angoon, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N756DACessna 206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19941205040499A
- Case key
- 2614
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Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather. A factor related to the accident was the snow conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the coast guard helicopter pilot that rescued the pilot, and other pilots operating in the area, there were numerous heavy snow showers in the area. The accident airplane crashed into the tree line after striking the beach. The airplane crashed on a magnetic path of 250 degrees, almost parallel to the shoreline. One pilot operating in the area stated he had to land on the water three times to wait out the snow squalls.
Factual narrative
On December 5, 1994, at 1300 Alaska standard time, a float equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N756DA, registered to Robert Reid of Juneau, Alaska, and leased and operated by Loken Aviation, of Juneau, Alaska, crashed into trees during a flight from False Island to Angoon, Alaska. The positioning flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, was on a visual flight rules flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site, which was located at the head of Florence Bay. The airline transport certificated pilot, the sole occupant, received serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged.
According to other pilots operating in the area, there were numerous heavy snow showers moving through the area. One pilot stated he had to land on the water three times to wait out the snow squalls. The accident airplane crashed on a magnetic bearing of 250 degrees, almost parallel to the beach, but angling toward the beach. The airplane struck the beach and then crashed into the tree line on the edge of the beach.
According to Lt. Kotson, Juneau Coast Guard, "as they approached the mishap site, an area of very, very heavy, dense snow showers accompanied by fog forced them to an altitude of about 50 feet and a speed of about 30 knots." He stated that visibility was reduced to just feet.
The Pilot does not remember any information about the accident.
There are no weather reporting facilities in the vicinity of the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756DA
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603997
- Airframe hours
- 3,192
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Loken Aviation
- Registered owner
- Robert Reid
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 28, 1994 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- FAK · False Island, AK
- Destination
- AGN · AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,836 total · 265 in this make and model · 4,750 as pilot in command · 206 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 0.5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 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.