Cessna U206 N71961
28 July 1980 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1980 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N71961, operated by South Central, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butler Aviation
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N71961
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- South Central
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- West Forelands, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3719
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACK, UPPER TORQUE LINK ASSY, P/N0442506-1.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1980 | Cessna U206 | Austin, Texas, United States | Clover Aero In | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Cessna U206 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | Haps Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1980 | Cessna U206 | Rio Grand City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1980 | Cessna U206 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Cessna U206 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Alaska Bwsh CA | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1980 | Cessna U206 | Arlington, Texas, United States | Coker Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |