Cessna 206G accident near Chevak, Alaska, March 29, 1995
On March 29, 1995 at about 1:50 pm local time, a Cessna 206G, registered N756TA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chevak, Alaska (Chevak 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
THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE LANDING FLARE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO AVOID STALLING THE AIRPLANE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 29, 1995 · about 1:50 pm local time
- Place
- Chevak, Alaska · Chevak · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206G · all 206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N756TA · no longer on the register · serial U20605034
- 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, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS COMPLETING A CARGO FLIGHT TO A REMOTE AIRSTRIP. THE WIND CONDITIONS VARIED FROM ALMOST CALM TO GUSTS OF ABOUT 25 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY, LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL. THE PILOT, WHO HOLDS A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE, INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND NOTED THAT THE TAIL SKID WAS BENT UPWARD. AFTER INSPECTION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART FOR THE COMPANY BASE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TAIL WAS BENT UPWARD WITH WRINKLING OF THE UPPER EMPENNAGE SURFACE, JUST AFT OF THE CABIN.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,039 hours in all; 223 in this make and model; 241 in the last 90 days; 90 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,367 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 26, 1995; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Arctic Circle Air
The flight
- Departed from: BET Bethel AK at 12:51 pm
- Destination: VAK
- Runway 32, 2,600 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 5 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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