Cessna 206 accident near Bethel, Alaska, August 9, 1994
On August 9, 1994 at about 8:54 pm local time, a Cessna 206, registered N756NG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bethel, Alaska (Stoyahuk airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE STRENGTH OF THE TAILWIND AND DID NOT PERFORM A GO-AROUND IN A TIMELY FASHION SO AS TO AVOID LANDING THE AIRPLANE HALFWAY DOWN THE STRIP. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WET LANDING STRIP AND THE TAILWIND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 9, 1994 · about 8:54 pm local time
- Place
- Bethel, Alaska · Stoyahuk · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- N756NG · registry record · serial U20604219
- 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 PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE STRENGTH OF THE TAILWIND AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE HALFWAY DOWN THE 1800 FOOT WET SAND/GRAVEL STRIP. HE CONSIDERED BUT CANCELLED OUT A GO-AROUND BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT HE WAS COMMITTED TO LANDING THE PLANE.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,420 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 340 in the last 90 days; 122 in the last 30 days; 1,340 as pilot in command; 807 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,435 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 9, 1994; 44 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F17B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Artic Circle Air Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ANI Aniak AK at 3:22 pm
- Runway 21, 1,800 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,500 ft; not recorded at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°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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Other NTSB records under N756NG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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