Cessna U206F N8173Q

Summary

On 4 September 1983 at about 21:54 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N8173Q, operated by Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc, was involved in an accident near Juneau, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 September 1983 at 21:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Juneau, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.5809, -134.7708

Aircraft

Cessna U206F

Registration

N8173Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Juneau → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83FA197

3 people were seriously injured.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT, HE PROCEEDED UP THE TAKU INLET NORTHBOUND. FROM THERE, HE CONTINUED UP OVER THE TAKU GLACIER WHILE CLIMBING TO APRX 5300 FT MSL.THEREAFTER, HE TURNED TO PROCEED DOWN THE MENDENHALL GLACIER & BEGUN A DESCENT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, HE DECIDED TO INITIATE A CLIMB & RETURN TO THE TAKU GLACIER BECAUSE THE MENDENHALL AREA APPEARED TO BE CLOSED DUE TO WX. REPORTEDLY, HE THEN ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS, APPLIED FULL POWER, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ACFT STRUCK RISING, GLACIAL TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 4700 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.