Robertson C-U206F N33249
17 September 1982 · Near Nondalton, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Robertson C-U206F registered N33249, operated by Lake Clark Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Near Nondalton, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Nondalton, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.9608, -154.8706
- Aircraft
- Robertson C-U206F
- Registration
- N33249
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lake Clark Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Near Nondalton → Port Alsworth
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82FA091
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HUDSON LAKE THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE WATER CAUSING THE ACFT TO CARTWHEEL. THE ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED & FLOATED FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE SINKING. A WITNESS REPORTED THE WAVES ON THE LAKE WERE AT LEAST 4 FT HIGH & BREAKING OVER THE FLOATS, & THE WX WAS THE WORST HE HAS SEEN SINCE ARRIVING IN LATE MAY OF 1982. THE WITNESS REITERATED GALE FORCE WINDS & HEAVY RAIN. HE ALSO STATED THE WAVES IN THE COVE WHERE THE TAKEOFF STARTED WERE OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF & THE WAVES WERE NOT A TRUE INDICATION OF THE WIND DIRECTION. THE WAVES WERE ALMOST 90 DEG DIFFERENT THAN THE WAVES IN THE CENTER OF THE LAKE. HE SAID IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN THE ACFT GOT ON STEP BECAUSE IT WAS BOUNCING AROUND BADLY & THE WATER WAS HITTING THE STRUTS. THE ONLY PERSON HE COULD SEE WEARING ANY FLOTATION DEVICE WAS THE PLT. ALL THE LIFE VESTS WERE LOCATED UNDER EACH PASSENGER SEAT SECURED IN A POUCH BY METAL TWISTS FASTENERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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