Cessna 206 N3948G
19 July 1984 · Cold Foot, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1984 at about 23:23 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N3948G was involved in an accident near Cold Foot, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cold Foot, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N3948G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cold Foot → Tobin Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE FUEL/AIR SCREEN WAS FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT. THE INJECTOR SCREEN AND THE MAIN FUEL STRAINER WAS CONTAMINED WITH BOTH DIRT AND WATER. THE RT WING PUMP DRAIN HAD DIRT IN THE VALVE. BOTH FUEL RESERVOIRS WERE CONTAMINED WITH DIRT AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1984 | Cessna 206 | Montauk, New York, United States | Shoreline Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1984 | Cessna 206 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1984 | Cessna 206 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1984 | Cessna 206 | Guayama | Frank Chukes | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1984 | Cessna 206 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 206 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Ohio Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Big Susitna Rvr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1984 | Cessna U206 | Hinchinbrook, Alaska, United States | Chitina Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 3NM | Selawik, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |