Cessna U206G accident near Unknown, Alaska, September 24, 1984
On September 24, 1984 at about 8:00 am local time, a Cessna U206G, registered N6602Z, was destroyed in an accident near Unknown, Alaska. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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, 1984 · about 8:00 am local time
- Place
- Unknown, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · all U206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N6602Z · no longer on the register · serial U20606335
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT RECEIVED 2 WX BRIEFINGS BEFORE THE ONE HOUR FOURTY FIVE MINUTE FLT. PLT WAS ADVISED OF ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINS WITH HIGH WINDS AND FREQUENT LOW VISIBILITY. ICING CONDITIONS WERE ALSO FORECAST BTW 9,000 AND 13,000 FT. THE ACFT IS STILL MISSING DESPITE AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,325 hours in all; 705 in this make and model; 75 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days; 2,715 as pilot in command; 1,412 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 713 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 11, 1984; 65 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F13B (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: MRI Anchorage AK at 7:36 pm
- Destination: SRV Stony Rvr No.2 AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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