Cessna 206 N734YS
5 August 1979 · Ivan Slough, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 August 1979, a Cessna 206 registered N734YS, operated by Alaska Aero SE, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Ivan Slough, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ivan Slough, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ivan Slough
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N734YS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Aero SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak. → Anchorage, Ak.
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3465
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT DMG, PAX INJ PRESUMED.ACFT HAD HISTORY OF TOTAL ELECT FAILURES.UN BATTERY START.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1979 | Cessna 206 | Chinle, Arizona, United States | Gallup FLT SER | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1979 | Cessna 206 | Noblesville, Indiana, United States | Kokomo Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1979 | Cessna 206 | Kustatan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1979 | Cessna 206 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Jen-Air | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1979 | Cessna 206 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1979 | Cessna 206 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | Trager AVN | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |