Cessna 206 N5293X

Summary

On 6 October 2000 at about 02:50 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N5293X was involved in an accident near Kiana, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 2000 at 02:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Kiana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

66.9802, -160.4300

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N5293X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kiana → Kotzebue

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA002

Nobody was injured.

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 airline transport certificated pilot departed on a scheduled commuter flight. About 10 minutes after departure, about 2,000 feet msl, the pilot heard and felt a thump. The windshield became covered in blood, and the pilot noticed the oil access door was open. He returned to the departure airport and discovered several areas of impact with birds that included the windshield, vertical stabilizer, the right wing root, and the right wingtip. An examination of the right wing by the director of maintenance revealed aft crushing of the leading edge, and damage to a nose rib, about six inches inboard from the tip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.