Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 206B N3870G

25 August 1982 · Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 August 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 206B registered N3870G, operated by Frank Allen Borman, was involved in an incident near Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Incident
Location
Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Scammon Bay (SCM)
Coordinates
61.7907, -165.9591
Aircraft
Cessna 206B
Registration
N3870G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Frank Allen Borman
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Emmonak → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC82IA076

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

WHEN ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER FOR GLIDE PATH CORRECTION BUT RECEIVED NO ENGINE RESPONSE. HE SWITCHED TANKS AND OPENED THE STRAINER DRAIN VALVE BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS WATER CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS. HE MADE A LEFT TURN TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RIVER BANK, AND ABOUT FIVE SECONDS BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, SWITCHED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. STILL NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIVER BANK, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND RECEIVING OTHER AIRFRAME DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL SUMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FUEL CONTAMINATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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