Cessna U206 N2186F
10 July 2011 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 2011 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N2186F, operated by Creamer Donald G JR, was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.5578, -153.3058
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N2186F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Creamer Donald G JR
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Brooks Camp
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11FA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the approaching airplane, which did not have any forward-facing lights.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Two airplanes, a Cessna and a Piper, collided midair in a mountain pass while traveling in opposite directions. The pass is a river valley, about 1/2-mile wide, with the floor about 1,000 feet mean sea level (msl), between mountains in excess of 5,000 feet msl. Neither pilot saw the other airplane in time to take evasive action. Both airplanes landed safely after the collision. The airplanes were operating in visual flight rules meteorological conditions, in uncontrolled airspace at about 2,300 feet msl, without any air traffic control services. The westbound Cessna sustained minor damage to its left float and the eastbound Piper sustained substantial damage to its vertical stabilizer and rudder. The Cessna pilot reported that he was monitoring the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) for the pass and making position reports. He saw the opposing airplane pass under his left front and heard a loud “thump.” The Cessna was equipped with wingtip- and tail-mounted strobe anticollision lights, which were operating at the time of collision. The Piper pilot reported that when he spotted the Cessna floatplane he did not have time to take evasive action. He was not monitoring the CTAF, and the airplane he was flying had no anticollision wingtip strobes or any forward-facing lights. A local Federal Aviation Administration publication contains a graphic representation of the pass, and includes remote communications outlets, weather cameras, reference points, and a CTAF for the pass.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna U206 | N2186F | Creamer Donald G JR | Minor |
| Piper PA-31-350 | N76RA | Lake Clark Air Inc | Substantial |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2011 | Cessna U206 | Nogales, Arizona, United States | John Janicke Trustee | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2012 | Cessna U206 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Clipper 29 Uniform LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2010 | Cessna U206 | Grangeville, Idaho, United States | Karl E. Urquhart | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Cessna U206-G | Croydon, Australia | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 2013 | Cessna U206 | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | Hill Henry M | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2009 | Cessna U206 | Nairobi, Kenya | African Inland Mission | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2011 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Northway, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Erik F. Hursh | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-20 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Randy F. Stahl | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2011 | Cessna 207 | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | Inland Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2011 | Cessna A185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Sheldon Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Cessna 180H | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Russey Reagan | No injuries | - |