Cessna U206E N9417G
15 April 2005 · Yakutat, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 2005 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna U206E registered N9417G, operated by Yakutat Coastal, was involved in an accident near Yakutat, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yakutat, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.9675, -141.6592
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206E
- Registration
- N9417G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Yakutat Coastal
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yakutat → Yakutat
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose down, and structural damage to the wing. A factor contributing to the accident was the soft sand.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot routinely landed on the accident site beach to pickup mail. On the accident landing, the nose wheel dug into soft sand, and the airplane nosed down, damaging the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2005 | Cessna U206E | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2005 | Cessna U206E | Ituango, Colombia | Servicios Aereos Ltda. | Fatal | 6 |
| 12 May 2001 | Cessna U206E | New Market, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 2009 | Cessna U206E | Oroville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2009 | Cessna U206E | Crane Island, San Juan Is., Washington, United States | Rugby Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2011 | Cessna U206E | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Great Northern Air LLC | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |