Cessna U206G N734KJ
21 March 1982 · Stratford, New Hampshire, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 March 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N734KJ, operated by Oliver W. Miller, was involved in an accident near Stratford, New Hampshire, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stratford, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G
- Registration
- N734KJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oliver W. Miller
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomfield → Lebanon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FA060
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 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
BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RECEIVED A PARTIAL WEATHER BRIEFING BY TELEPHONE. HE WAS ADVISED OF REPORTED ICING CONDITIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WERE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA CAUSING MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS. BEFORE TERMINATING THE CONVERSATION, THE PILOT REPORTEDLY SAID HE WOULD TRY TO FLY VFR, BUT IF UNABLE, HE WOULD RETURN. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WORSENED AFTER DEPARTING AND WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH HE REPORTED THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SNOW ABOUT 40 TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMFIELD, VERMONT AND WERE FORCED TO TURN BACK. HE STATED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BECAME WORSE AS THEY WERE GOING NORTH, AND SNOW FORCED THEM TO CIRCLE AND LOOK FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SPOT. ALSO, HE STATED THAT HEAVY ICING CAUSED A FULL THROTTLE STALL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A WOODED AREA AND WAS DESTROYED. TWO PASSENGERS WERE RIDING IN BACK WITHOUT SEATS OR SEAT BELTS. ONE WAS KILLED. THE OTHER WAS THROWN CLEAR, AND SURVIVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1982 | Cessna U206G | Batavia, New York, United States | Joseph P. Navik | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1982 | Cessna U206G | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | RON Hall | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1982 | Cessna U206G | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | David L. Sparks | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Cessna U206G | Karluk Lake, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Cessna U206G | South Fox Isl., Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1981 | Cessna U206G | Houston, Texas, United States | PBR Offshore M | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Coastal Air Services, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 152 | Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | Cashin Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Champion 7GCBC | Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | Michael Stevenson | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 152 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Lebanon Airport Development Co | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Barnstead, New Hampshire, United States | Emerson Allan | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | Test Devices Inc. | No injuries | - |