Cessna P206C N8698Z
3 September 1983 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1983 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna P206C registered N8698Z, operated by Paul Hunt, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.6598, -150.8998
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206C
- Registration
- N8698Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul Hunt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Iliamna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA159
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER A REDUCED POWER DESCENT AND CIRLING A MOOSE AT AN ALT OF APRX 300 FT AGL, WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADDED FOR CLIMB, THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND BUT CONTINUEDTO OPERATE AT THE REDUCED POWER LEVEL. IN ATTEMPTING A REDUCED POWER GLIDE TO A SAFE LANDING AREA, THE PILOT STATED THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE ROUGH TERRAIN. THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION; HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE IN THE ACFT POWERPLANT OR ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna P206C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1983 | Cessna P206C | Tremonton, Utah, United States | Mercury Air Courier Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Cessna P206C | Grand Chenier, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna P206C | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 3 Mar 1974 | Cessna P206C | Coral, Michigan, United States | Cadillac Molde | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Apr 1970 | Cessna P206C | St.augustine, Florida, United States | Aero Sport, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Cessna P206C | Hartwood, Virginia, United States | Hartwood Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |