Cessna U206G accident near Unalakleet, Alaska, January 31, 1985
On January 31, 1985 at about 5:12 pm local time, a Cessna U206G, registered N410WR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Unalakleet, Alaska (Unalakleet 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
- January 31, 1985 · about 5:12 pm local time
- Place
- Unalakleet, Alaska · Unalakleet · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · all U206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N410WR · registry record · serial 04472
- 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
ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED A SNOWBANK DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. INSPECTION REVEALED PLT FAILED TO REMOVE THE RUDDER GUST LOCK BEFORE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,200 hours in all; 600 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 45 in the last 30 days; 4,200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,021 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 1, 1984; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: UNK Unalakleet AK
- Destination: SKI Shaktoolik AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 32, 6,000 ft by 170 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 27.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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