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Cessna 207A N9699M

17 June 1986 · Saint Marys, Alaska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 17 June 1986 at about 03:55 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N9699M was involved in an accident near Saint Marys, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Saint Marys, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Saint Marys (KSM)
Coordinates
62.0595, -163.2904
Aircraft
Cessna 207A
Registration
N9699M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Marshall → Saint Marys
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86FA078

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 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

THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRPLANE WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN TO AVOID HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT AND THE AIR TAXI PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY DIED OF EXTENSIVE THERMAL INJURIES. THE PLT WAS FLYING IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER ACFT AT LOW ALT. WHEN THE PWR LINES WERE SIGHTED THE OTHER ACFT SUCCESSFULLY PULLED UP AND AVOIDED THE WIRES. THE ACC PLT TURNED STEEPLY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT BEFORE CRASHING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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