Cessna 206 N3831G
31 July 1999 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1999 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N3831G, operated by Leonard W. Kragness, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bald Mountain
- Coordinates
- 62.4495, -149.7899
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N3831G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leonard W. Kragness
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC99LA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A leak/partial failure of the left main gear brake system. Factors in the accident were a short runway/landing area, and the presence of rocks/boulders at the end of the airstrip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on a remote airstrip that was about 1,000 feet long, 30 feet wide, and about 3,600 feet msl. During the landing roll, the pilot applied the brakes, but the left brake was soft. The pilot said he could not stop the airplane before running off the end of the airstrip. The nose wheel struck several rocks about 50 feet off the end of the strip. The nose wheel then separated from the nose wheel strut. The airplane nosed down and the left wing collided with rocky terrain. After the accident, the pilot said he observed the left main tire covered by brake fluid, but he did not examine the brake cylinder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1999 | Cessna 206 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | William Ramsey Buice | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1999 | Cessna 206G | Nairobi, Kenya | African Inland Mission, Intern | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Cessna 206A | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Alaska Expedition Company | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1999 | Cessna 206 | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1999 | Cessna 206 | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti | Unknown, Painted-Over | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 1999 | Cessna 206 | La Ceiba, Honduras | Sosa Airlines | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-260 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 1999 | Stinson 108 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Glenn A. Ferris | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1999 | De Havilland DHC 2 MK III | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | William A. Sego | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | James T. Ables | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1999 | Cessna 180G | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |