Plane Crash List

Cessna 206 N9138M

23 October 1992 · Slate Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 October 1992 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N9138M, operated by Thoreson, Oscar B., was involved in an accident near Slate Creek, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Slate Creek, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Slate Creek
Coordinates
63.6995, -144.8894
Aircraft
Cessna 206
Registration
N9138M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Thoreson, Oscar B.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gulkana → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC93LA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE ICY CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY AND THE DISCONTINUED SNOW REMOVAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRSTRIP WAS PLOWED TO 2/3 OF ITS WIDTH FOR ITS ENTIRE 1000 FOOT LENGTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT A PICKUP TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY, ON THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THE BRAKING ACTION AS NIL AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE PICKUP TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING ROLL OUT BETWEEN THE PICKUP TRUCK AND THE SNOWBANK. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE PICKUP TRUCK AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE SNOWBANK. THE PILOT WAS LANDING UPHILL BECAUSE THE AIRSTRIP IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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