Cessna P206 CFRVD

Summary

On 5 August 1996 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna P206 registered CFRVD was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 1996 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nome, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.7097, -164.6191

Aircraft

Cessna P206

Registration

CFRVD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Shishmaref

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96FA118

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors include mountainous terrain, low ceilings and mountain obscuration.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was providing volunteer pilot services, was familiar with terrain and meteorological conditions in the geographic vicinity of the accident. He fueled the aircraft the evening before the flight, received a weather briefing, filed a flight plan, and departed for his destination. The aircraft collided with terrain about 28 miles north of the departure point. According to search and rescue personnel, the weather in the area at the time of the search was marginal, with mountain obscuration, and low ceilings and reduced visibility.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.