Cessna U206 N3978G
22 December 1971 · Wainwright, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 December 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N3978G, operated by Artic Guide, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wainwright, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wainwright, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wainwright
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N3978G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Artic Guide
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Barrow, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2786
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TKOF, LOW L TURN TOWARD AREA DEVOID OF NGT VIS REF.FIRST GND CTC MARK ABT 12FT APRX 1/2M1 S OF ARPT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1971 | Cessna U206 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | Cape Central A | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1971 | Cessna U206 | Bridgton, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1970 | Cessna U206 | Holstein, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1970 | Cessna U206 | Jordan, Minnesota, United States | Call-O-the WIL | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1970 | Cessna U206 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Seeley Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1972 | Cessna U206 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |