Cessna 206G accident near 100Mi S.Kng Slm, Alaska, September 19, 1987
On September 19, 1987 at about 6:40 pm local time, a Cessna 206G, registered N756TT, was substantially damaged in an accident near 100Mi S.Kng Slm, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were 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
- September 19, 1987 · about 6:40 pm local time
- Place
- 100Mi S.Kng Slm, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206G · all 206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N756TT · no longer on the register · serial U20604350
- 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 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERSHOT A LAKE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER 2 BEARING WAS FOUND COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND MISSING FROM ITS SEAT. EVIDENCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LACK OF OIL LUBRICATION.
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; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,535 hours in all; 3,750 in this make and model; 325 in the last 90 days; 120 in the last 30 days; 13,410 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,435 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 18, 1987; 46 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 9Z3 Kodiak AK at 1:00 pm
- Destination: PTH Port Heiden AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,500 ft; clear
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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