Cessna U206G II N756PS
2 September 1987 · Yakutat, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 September 1987 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna U206G II registered N756PS, operated by Mortense, DAN E., was involved in an accident near Yakutat, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yakutat, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.5107, -139.7096
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G II
- Registration
- N756PS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mortense, DAN E.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87FA180
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
ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT WHILE IN A STEEP LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE, IMPACTING ON A RIVER SAND BAR. FIRE ENSUED, DEMOLISHING ACFT. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS, RIVER ROSE AND ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1987 | Cessna U206G | Key West, Florida, United States | Key West Seaplane Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna U206G | Lissie, Texas, United States | Global Aircraft, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Nov 1988 | Cessna U206G | Montezuma, Iowa, United States | Rohl, Lawrence E. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna U206G | Rutland, Vermont, United States | Robert Hagelin | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1986 | Cessna U206G | Uganik Pass, Alaska, United States | Island Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Cessna U206G | Angola, Indiana, United States | Kokomo Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18 | Gold King, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States | RAY Tressler | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Stoney River, Alaska, United States | William J. Dunbar | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18A | Windy Ridge, Alaska, United States | Larry W. Hedgpeth | Serious injuries | - |