Cessna 182 accident near Sikanni Chief, Ca, June 1, 2015
On June 1, 2015 at about 4:50 pm local time, a 1977 Cessna 182, registered N759AS, was destroyed in an accident during enroute (cruise) near Sikanni Chief. It was a personal flight under non-U.S. private rules. 2 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 1, 2015 · about 4:50 pm local time
- Place
- Sikanni Chief, Ca · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182, built 1977 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N759AS · registry record · serial 18265844
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Controlled flight into terrain or object (CFIT) during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 2,348 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: Dawson City
- Destination: Watson Lake
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC15WA036.