Cessna 206 N1485M
24 January 1978 · Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 January 1978 at about 10:15 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N1485M, operated by Teller Air SVC, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N1485M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Teller Air SVC
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Teller, Ak → Nome, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0698
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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
A/C COLLIDED WITH FROZEN, SNOW COVERED BAY.WX BRIEF FROM OPERATOR BY PHONE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1978 | Cessna 206G | East Tawas, Michigan, United States | Kokomo Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1978 | Cessna 206 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1978 | Cessna 206 | Imperial, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1978 | Cessna 206 | Warren, Vermont, United States | Rifco Sales Co | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1978 | Cessna 206 | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1978 | Cessna 206 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |