Cessna U206B accident near Markleeville, CA
On October 27, 1997, a Cessna U206B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Markleeville, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 27, 1997
- Place
- Markleeville, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.730°N, 119.841°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09049
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On October 26, 1997, at 1600 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna U206B, N4982F, was reported overdue on a flight from Minden, Nevada, to Calaveras County Airport, Angel's Camp, California. On November 5, 1997, the aircraft was located approximately 14 statute miles southwest of Markleeville, California. The aircraft was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain and the pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Weather reports disclosed that visual meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight on the day of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight and there was no evidence of any air-to-ground communications from the aircraft prior to the accident. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION: The aircraft logbooks indicated that the last airframe and engine annual inspection had been performed on November 9, 1996. At that time, the airframe had a total time of 8,623 hours and the engine 576.2 hours since last overhaul. The person who performed the inspection stated that the owner did most of the airframe and engine preventive maintenance with occasional supervision by a mechanic. The aircraft logbooks indicated that on July 5, 1997, a set of "Wipline" floats, Model 3730, Serial No. 37280, and a new three-blade, McCauley propeller, model D2A34C58/90AT-2 were installed on the aircraft by the owner. The mechanic stated that he did not participate in this activity and there was no entry of inspection or return to service signoff in the logbook. Also, the most recent weight and balance form that could be found was dated October
Probable cause
the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive gross weight of the airplane, the high density altitude, and the high (mountainous) terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
