Cessna U206G accident near Selawik, Alaska, December 10, 1995
On December 10, 1995 at about 11:20 pm local time, a Cessna U206G, registered N5293X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Selawik, Alaska (Selawik airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane by failing to ensure that all the airplane's doors were properly closed. A factor associated with the accident is an open door.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 10, 1995 · about 11:20 pm local time
- Place
- Selawik, Alaska · Selawik · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · all U206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N5293X · registry record · serial U20605612
- 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 reported the airplane was just at rotation speed when he heard an unusual noise and elected to abort the takeoff. He was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, and attempted to turn the airplane onto an intersecting runway. The airplane was unable to make the turn, and collided with a snowbank. The pilot believes the noise he heard came from an either an unsecured cargo or passenger door.
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: 3,796 hours in all; 24 in this make and model; 340 in the last 90 days; 117 in the last 30 days; 3,474 as pilot in command; 904 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,341 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, December 2, 1995; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: WLK
- Destination: OTZ Kotzebue AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 9, 2,670 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:55 pm from WLK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5293X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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