# NTSB OAK70A0002: Cessna 206, N8714Z, Hyak, WA, April 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1969
- Place: Hyak, WA · HYAK, WA
- Location: 47.3929° N, 121.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyak, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3929&lon=-121.3929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2431  69/4/29    HYAK,WASH           CESSNA 206          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0830                    N8714Z              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/4/69. STRUCK MOUNTAIN SIDE. PAX WAS CURRENTLY RATED FLT INSTRUCTOR,INST QUALIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8714Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8714Z-1971-02-26), registration cancelled 1971-02-26, S/N P206-0514 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206c) (registry code 2073313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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