Cessna 206 N7345N

Summary

On 31 August 1996 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N7345N was involved in an accident near Yakutat, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 August 1996 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Yakutat, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.5106, -139.7094

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N7345N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Russell Fiord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96FA139

1 person died.

The pilot's landing on the water with the landing gear inadvertently extended.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had departed for a remote fiord in the amphibious float equipped airplane to pick up several passengers. The flight was reported overdue and search personnel located the airplane floating upside down in the area of the destination. The landing gear was extended. The front windshield was broken out and the pilot's seat belt was unbuckled. The pilot was not found and is presumed to have received fatal injuries. The pilot was the only pilot for the operator, and was the director of operations and the chief pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.