Cessna U206C N3990G
1 June 1972 · Valdez, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 June 1972 at about 11:05 local time, a Cessna U206C registered N3990G, operated by Fairbanks Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Valdez, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206C
- Registration
- N3990G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fairbanks Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fairbanks, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0772
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
FLEW INTO MTN PASS SHROUDED BY FOG. WG CAUGHT GRND IN TURNAROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1972 | Cessna U206C | Chignik, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airw | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |