Cessna 206 N9575G
16 December 1997 · Mnt. Village, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1997 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N9575G was involved in an accident near Mnt. Village, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mnt. Village, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Village (MOU)
- Coordinates
- 62.0899, -163.7099
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N9575G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Mary's → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC98LA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on a remote, snow and ice covered runway. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During the touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. When the airplane again touched down, the nose gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the nose gear strut, propeller, and a right wing rib.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1997 | Cessna 206 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Cessna 206 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1997 | Cessna 206 | Saugus, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1997 | Cessna 206 | Atlin, Canada | Jacques M. Norvell | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Cessna 206G | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Jeff A. Brevelle | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Cessna 206 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Bell 206-B2 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |