Cessna 206 accident near Wasilla, Alaska, January 12, 1984
On January 12, 1984 at about 2:15 am local time, a Cessna 206, registered N29142, was destroyed in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- January 12, 1984 · about 2:15 am local time
- Place
- Wasilla, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- N29142 · registry record · serial U2061112
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVELY WOODED AREA AFTER ENCOUNTERING IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOSING POWER ON THE ENGINE. HEAVY ICING AND FREEZING RAIN WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA. THE PLT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP DUE TO RAISING CLOUD COVER.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 10,000 hours in all; 10,000 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 10,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 6, 1983; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GAL Galena AK at 10:00 pm
- Destination: PAQ Palmer AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,500 ft; clear
- Temperature: 18°F (-8°C), dew point 9°F (-13°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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