Cessna U206A N4SF
23 October 1978 · Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1978 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna U206A registered N4SF, operated by Mark Hiekel, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hooper Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206A
- Registration
- N4SF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark Hiekel
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Chevak, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3963
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1979 | Cessna U206A | Wheatland, Wyoming, United States | Dominion Const | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1976 | Cessna U206A | Palmetto, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1975 | Cessna U206A | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1975 | Cessna U206A | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1974 | Cessna U206A | McLean, Virginia, United States | Foto Flight, In | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1982 | Cessna U206A | 42NM Ese of Yak, Alaska, United States | Gulf Air Taxi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |