Cessna 206 N710MH

Summary

On 11 September 2003 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N710MH, operated by Dawn E. Foster, was involved in an accident near Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States. 3 people were 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.

Date

11 September 2003 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

68.4761, -142.4425

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N710MH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dawn E. Foster

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chalkyitsik → Circle Hot Spgs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC03LA113

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with brush, and subsequent stall of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, high vegetation (brush), and an inadvertent stall.

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

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The commercial pilot was departing from a 1,500 foot-long gravel-covered site, which required a correction for a strong right crosswind. Just after takeoff, the airplane drifted to the left, and the main landing gear wheels struck a stand of brush. The airplane subsequently descended towards an area of rough and uneven terrain. As the pilot was attempting to gain altitude, the airplane stalled, and the nose wheel struck a large ditch at the departure end of the site. The airplane nosed over, and sustained structural damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. According to the company owner, there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.