Cessna 206G accident near Icy Point, Alaska, February 21, 1986
On February 21, 1986 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 206G, registered N747BE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Icy Point, Alaska. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 21, 1986 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Icy Point, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206G · all 206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N747BE · no longer on the register · serial U20606065
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONTO A FROZEN SLOUGH. DURING TOUCH DOWN DURING HIGH GUSTY CROSSWINDS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT GEAR BREAKING THROUGH THE ICE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP ONTO AN ICY BANK WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AFTER STRIKING A ROCK.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 6,714 hours in all; 375 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 4,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,268 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 14, 1986; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Allison 250-C205 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Soloy Conversions, LTD
The flight
- Departed from: JNU Juneau AK at 6:00 pm
- Destination: YAK Yakatat AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Sky: overcast at 200 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°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 N747BE the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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