Cessna U206G accident near Mica, WA
On March 8, 2001, a Cessna U206G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mica, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 8, 2001
- Place
- Mica, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.569°N, 117.092°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010321X00622
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 8, 2001, at 1420 Pacific standard time (PST) a Canadian registered Cessna U206G, C-GISV, registered to Great Bear Aviation, Ltd., and being flown by a Canadian certificated airline transport pilot, was destroyed during a collision with trees/terrain five nautical miles east/northeast of Mica, Washington. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. There was no fire. Instrument meteorological daylight conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed and activated. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14CFR91, and originated from the Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, Washington (WA), approximately 1107 on the morning of the accident. Radio contact was lost with the aircraft at 1420 and a search was initiated. The aircraft was located on the afternoon of March 10, 2001. According to personnel at Action Aviation, a fixed base operator (FBO) located on Renton Municipal airport, Renton, Washington, the fueler arrived at the FBO earlier than the usual opening time of 0730 to service an outgoing medevac flight on the morning of March 8. Upon his arrival at the FBO he encountered the pilot of C-GISV who reported that he had been at the FBO since 0300 local. The fueler allowed the pilot to sleep on the FBO's couch and reported that the aircraft departed around 1115. The pilot's first known contact with the Seattle Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) was at 0823 (March 8th). This was a telephonic preflight weather briefing for a flight from Renton (RNT) to Calgary (YYC), Alberta (AB), Canada, with an estimated
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were fog, low ceilings, drizzle/mist, rising terrain, and the non-availability of a functioning transponder.
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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.
