Cessna C-206 N70531
15 August 1983 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1983 at about 03:56 local time, a Cessna C-206 registered N70531, operated by John Anderson, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hood Sea Plane (LHD)
- Coordinates
- 61.1800, -149.8796
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-206
- Registration
- N70531
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Anderson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Nondalton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83FA146
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT N70531 WAS NOTED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE CABIN AREA FULL OF CARDBOARD FISH PACKING BOXES AND EMPTY 5 GAL BUCKETS STUFFED ONE INSIDE THE OTHER. THE ACFT WAS NOTED TO BE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL DURING REPOSITIONING OPERATIONS. THE PLT STATED DURING A FLT WITH ANOTHER PLT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE AND HE DID NOT NEED ONE. WITNESSES OBSVD N70531 MAKE 3 TKOF ATMPTS FM THE LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE AND NEVER GET UP ON 'STEP'. ON THE THIRD ATMPT AFT PORPOISING AND USING A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FOR TKOF RUN THE ACFT LIFTED OFF THE WATER JUST CLEARING A BLDG AT THE END OF THE LAKE. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS OF THE ACFT DUE TO CARGO. THE ACFT WAS NOTED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 200 FEET, LEVEL OFF, THEN DESCEND INTO UTILITY PWR LINES AND A BUILDING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. REMOVAL OF THE FUEL CONTROL FILTER REVEALED DIRT AND DEBRIS WHICH ALMOST COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED THE FILTER. THE TOX RPT INDICATED COCAINE IN BOTH THE PLT'S AND THE PAX'S BLOOD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna C-206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1985 | Cessna C-206 | Candle, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1985 | Cessna C-206 | Big River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |