Cessna 206 accident near Mnt. Village, Alaska, December 16, 1997
On December 16, 1997 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Cessna 206, registered N9575G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mnt. Village, Alaska (Mountain Village airport). It was an other work-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 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 improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 16, 1997 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Mnt. Village, Alaska · Mountain Village · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- N9575G · registry record · serial U20601775
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was landing on a remote, snow and ice covered runway. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During the touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. When the airplane again touched down, the nose gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the nose gear strut, propeller, and a right wing rib.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,800 hours in all; 430 in this make and model; 207 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 5,980 as pilot in command; 530 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,403 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 11, 1997; 41 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KSM St. Mary'S AK at 11:18 pm
- Destination: MOU
- Runway 2, 2,520 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 020° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: -8°F (-22°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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 N9575G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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