Cessna 206 accident near Cold Foot, Alaska, July 19, 1984
On July 19, 1984 at about 11:23 pm local time, a Cessna 206, registered N3948G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cold Foot, Alaska. 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
- July 19, 1984 · about 11:23 pm local time
- Place
- Cold Foot, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- N3948G · no longer on the register · serial U206-0948
- 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
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE FUEL/AIR SCREEN WAS FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT. THE INJECTOR SCREEN AND THE MAIN FUEL STRAINER WAS CONTAMINED WITH BOTH DIRT AND WATER. THE RT WING PUMP DRAIN HAD DIRT IN THE VALVE. BOTH FUEL RESERVOIRS WERE CONTAMINED WITH DIRT AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
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, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 10,300 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 207 in the last 90 days; 110 in the last 30 days; 10,200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 44 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-284-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Cold Foot AK
- Destination: Tobin Creek AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,500 ft; not recorded at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 30°F (-1°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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