Cessna 206 N8063Z
2 August 1981 · Yakutat, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1981 at about 16:10 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N8063Z, operated by Gulf Air Taxi, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Yakutat, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yakutat, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beach Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N8063Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gulf Air Taxi
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Yakutat, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1594
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
ENCTRD UNFCSTD WND GST OF APRX 50-60KTS WHILE TURNING ARND TO TKOF ON SANDY BEACH STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1981 | Cessna 206 | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1981 | Cessna 206 | Riverside, California, United States | Pictorial Crft | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1981 | Cessna 206G | Cokeville, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Nov 1981 | Cessna 206 | Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1981 | Cessna 206 | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Cessna 206 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |