Cessna TU206G N4606U
21 November 1982 · Soda Springs, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 November 1982 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna TU206G registered N4606U, operated by Victor O. Hegsted, JR., was involved in an accident near Soda Springs, Idaho, 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Soda Springs, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.7510, -111.5299
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G
- Registration
- N4606U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Victor O. Hegsted, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Idaho Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA83FA057
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
A SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEGUN AFTER THE PILOT'S RELATIVES REPORTED IT WAS OVERDUE AND RESIDENTS NEAR THE CRASH SITE HEARD THE SOUNDS OF A LOW FLYING PLANE SUDDENLY TERMINATE. UNOFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE WEATHER INDICATED IT WAS ABOUT 200 FT OBSCURED, 1/4 MI VISIBILITY WITH HEAVY SNOW, TEMP 30 DEG, WIND 200 DEG AT 5 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN FEBRUARY 1983 BY A CROSS-COUNTRY SKIER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED IT HAD CRASHED AT HIGH SPEED IN A NEAR VERTICAL DIVE. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN AND NO RECORD OF A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS FOUND. THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PILOT AFTER HE DEPARTED THE SALT LAKE CITY AREA. HE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED A DISCRETE TRANSPONDER CODE DURING DEPARTURE AND HAD NOT CHANGED THE CODE, THUS A RADAR TRACK WAS OBTAINED. THE RADAR SHOWED A CONTINUOUS TRACK TO THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT, THEN WAS INTERMITTENTLY LOST AND REMAINED IN "BOBS AND WEAVES" UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED. NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TU206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | Cowboy Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Price, Utah, United States | Hunts Flying Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Pullman, Washington, United States | Empire Lines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Cessna TU206G | Brentwood, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna TU206G | Marietta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1982 | Cessna T210M | Shoshone, Idaho, United States | Gerald F. Chadbourne | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182C | Near Dixie, Idaho, United States | Robert R. Padgett | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1982 | Cessna T210M | Ashton, Idaho, United States | John Carberry | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1982 | Mooney M20A | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Harber Lazards | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1982 | Taylorcraft L-2 | Near Gooding, Idaho, United States | Bruce R. Fulton | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Robert L. Archer | No injuries | - |