Cessna P206C N8669Z

Summary

On 5 December 1983 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna P206C registered N8669Z, operated by Mercury Air Courier Service, was involved in an accident near Tremonton, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 December 1983 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Tremonton, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Tremonton Municipal (U27)

Coordinates

41.6891, -112.2694

Aircraft

Cessna P206C

Registration

N8669Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mercury Air Courier Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brigham City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA040

Nobody was 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

BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING & FILED A FLT PLAN, BUT DID NOT ASK FOR NOTAMS. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE DESTINATION ARPT WAS NOTAMED AS CLOSED UNTIL AFTER THE FLT. HE SAID THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE 'DISCOVERED AN UNPLOWED BUT APPARENTLY USED RWY.' HE OBSERVED SEVERAL TRACKS ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY & ASSUMED IT WAS OPEN. THERE WAS NO TOWER OR UNICOM AT THE ARPT. AN APCH FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING WAS MADE WITH FULL FLAPS & THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON 8 INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE NOSEWHEEL BECAME BURIED IN THE SNOW, DESPITE THE USE OF FULL UP ELEVATOR. WHEN THE ACFT HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 KNOTS, IT WENT OVER ONTO ITS TOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.