Cessna 206 N1801Q
3 September 1996 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1996 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N1801Q was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.2005, -154.2806
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N1801Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC96LA142
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the unfavorable wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The air taxi cargo flight was departing a small, remote lake. The pilot of the float-equipped airplane estimated the wind velocity as approximately 5 knots. Shortly after lift-off, while still in ground effect, he said the wind either shifted or died down. He felt the airplane suddenly lose altitude, and continue to sink until it collided with rocks and the shoreline.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1996 | Cessna 206 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Cessna 206 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Cessna 206F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1996 | Cessna 206 | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Cessna 206 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1996 | Cessna 206G | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-28 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-11 | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Mark W. Barkdull | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-14 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | David Calkins | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Cessna 180H | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Richard Greeno | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kasilof, Alaska, United States | Paul G. Isaak | No injuries | - |