Cessna U206C N29179
9 August 1972 · Chignik, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1972 at about 09:30 local time, a Cessna U206C registered N29179, operated by Peninsula Airw, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chignik, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chignik, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chignik Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206C
- Registration
- N29179
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peninsula Airw
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chignik Lagoon, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3335
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
NOSE WHEEL UPPER SCISSOR COLLAR, P/N1243811-1, FRACTURED BOLT.NOSE WHEEL COCKED ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1972 | Cessna U206C | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Cessna U206C | Steamboat, Nevada, United States | Casino Air, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Cessna U206C | Waleska, Georgia, United States | Washington AER | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1971 | Cessna U206C | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | Casement Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1973 | Cessna U206C | Little River, South Carolina, United States | Daniel Schonfe | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1973 | Cessna U206C | Daggett, California, United States | Peninsula Avia | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |