Cessna U206 accident near Point Hope, Alaska, December 17, 1984
On December 17, 1984 at about 6:10 pm local time, a Cessna U206, registered N735QP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Point Hope, Alaska (Point Hope airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. 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
- December 17, 1984 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Point Hope, Alaska · Point Hope · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206 · all U206s on the register
- Registration
- N735QP · registry record · serial U20604952
- 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 CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF WHILE ON A SCHEDULE AIR TAXI FLT. THE PLT & 5 PASSENGERS ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH SUFACE WINDS REPORTED AS QUARTERING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE TAKEOFF RWY FROM 30 TO MORE THAN 40 KTS, WITH VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 100 FT RESTRICTED BY BLOWING SNOW. THE PLT INDICATED HE ENCOUNTERED A WHITEOUT CONDITION AT LIFTOFF.
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, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,887 hours in all; 1,170 in this make and model; 216 in the last 90 days; 7,685 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,607 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 24 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Baker Aviation, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: PHO Point Hope AK
- Destination: OTZ Kotzebue AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 19, 4,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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