Cessna U-206E N9428G
9 October 1997 · Friday Harbor, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1997 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna U-206E registered N9428G, operated by Aeronautical Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near Friday Harbor, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friday Harbor, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Friday Harbor (FRH)
- Coordinates
- 48.5293, -123.0604
- Aircraft
- Cessna U-206E
- Registration
- N9428G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aeronautical Services, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Victoria, Bc → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to park with the aircraft headed into the wind in high wind conditions. A factor include the high wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after taxiing in to park at the US Customs office, a gust from the 7 to 8 o'clock position brought the left wing up, followed by the tail of the aircraft. This resulted in the right wing striking the pavement, followed by a propeller strike. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the occurrence, with winds reported to be 22 knots, gusting to greater than 30 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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