Cessna U206 accident near Scammon Bay, Alaska, October 18, 1991
On October 18, 1991 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Cessna U206, registered N7353Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Scammon Bay, Alaska (Scammon Bay airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries; 2 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 18, 1991 · about 11:45 pm local time
- Place
- Scammon Bay, Alaska · Scammon Bay · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 2 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206 · all U206s on the register
- Registration
- N7353Q · no longer on the register · serial U20602180
- 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
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN SLIDING TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN ADDED POWER TO MAKE A GO AROUND. AFTER REACHING ABOUT 15 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND LANDED HARD. THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND. NOTE: FOR DATA ENTRY PURPOSES ONLY BLOCK 74 IN THE NTSB FACTUAL REPORT FORM 6120.4 REFLECTS THAT THE PILOT IS AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED. THE PILOT'S ACTUAL CERTIFICATION IS COMMERCIAL.
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 engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,400 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 390 in the last 90 days; 151 in the last 30 days; 6,400 as pilot in command; 4,500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,293 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 16, 1991; 9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F(9) (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Village Aviation, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: HPB Hooper Bay AK at 6:29 pm
- Destination: SCM Scammon Bay AK
- Runway 1, 2,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 400 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.