Cessna U206 N4970C
19 January 1979 · Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 January 1979 at about 16:28 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N4970C, operated by Executive Char, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cape Romanzof, 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 16:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N4970C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Executive Char
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bethel, Ak → Bethel, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0869
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
OPERATOR DID NOT VERIFY FLT EXPERIENCE BEFORE HIRING PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1979 | Cessna U206 | Southold, New York, United States | Watair Express | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Cessna U206 | Monument Vly, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1979 | Cessna U206 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1979 | Cessna U206 | Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States | Island Air SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1979 | Cessna U206 | Centerville, Texas, United States | Coker AVN | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1979 | Cessna U206 | Milford, Utah, United States | AAA Welding | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |