Cessna TU206A N4850F
26 October 1988 · Soldotna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1988 at about 05:00 local time, a Cessna TU206A registered N4850F was involved in an accident near Soldotna, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Soldotna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Soldotna (SXQ)
- Coordinates
- 60.3191, -150.7905
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206A
- Registration
- N4850F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spiridon Lake → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC89LA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 ATP CERTIFICATED PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE RETURNING FROM A HUNTING TRIP WHEN THE TURBOCHARGED CESSNA 206 CAUGHT FIRE SOON AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND AN ATTEMPT AT RESTARTING THE ENGINE AS THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE RUNWAY WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHORTLY AFTER THE RESTART ATTEMPT, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME THAT THE FIRE STARTED AND THE FIRE WAS NOT EXTINGUISHED UNTIL LOCAL FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TU206A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1986 | Cessna TU206A | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | TY Kidder LEE | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Cessna TU206A | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Sky's West PAR | Fatal | 15 |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Cessna TU206A | Greer, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1997 | Cessna TU206A | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1978 | Cessna TU206A | Crested Butte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1999 | Cessna TU206A | Jeanerette, Louisiana, United States | Skydive Acadiana | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |