Cessna U206 accident near Nenana, Alaska, September 24, 1982
On September 24, 1982, a Cessna U206, registered N3974G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nenana, Alaska (Nenana Municipal airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 24, 1982
- Place
- Nenana, Alaska · Nenana Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206 · all U206s on the register
- Registration
- N3974G · registry record · serial 0974
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING COLLAR (CESSNA P/N 1243811-6) FAILED & THE ACFT SWERVED LEFT TURNING OVER ONTO THE NOSE & RIGHT WING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,464 hours in all; 900 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 3,433 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,349 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 68 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C Manley Hot Spri AK at 4:02 pm
- Destination: C Nenana AK
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 3, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 4:35 pm from ENN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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