Cessna TU206G accident near Mullan, ID
On June 8, 2006, a Cessna TU206G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mullan, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 8, 2006
- Place
- Mullan, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.450°N, 115.683°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060613X00732
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 8, 2006, about 1315 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna TU206G, N5136X, registered to and operated by Majestic Alliance of Everett, Washington, as a 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight, collided with trees and rising terrain near Mullan, Idaho. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area of the accident site and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed from Coeur d'Alene (COE), Idaho, sometime after 1235, and was en route to Missoula, (MSO) Montana. There was no report of an emergency locator transmitter signal. The employer of the passenger reported that this flight had been scheduled with the pilot for about a week in advance. The purpose of the flight was to deliver components to Empire Airlines in MSO. The employer reported that his company had been using this pilot for several years and that they were friends. This route had been flown many times before. The morning of the flight, the pilot had called this person and stated that the weather in Missoula was socked in, but he was getting a clearance to make the flight. The plan was to depart Everett, Paine Field (PAE) about 0800 with a stop at COE to deliver some equipment, and then to continue on to MSO. This person stated that there was some urgency to get the equipment to Missoula as Empire had an aircraft on the ground awaiting their arrival. Recorded communications between the pilot and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the pilot contacted Seat
Probable cause
The pilot's VFR flight into IMC and his subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, mountain obscuration, trees and high terrain were factors.
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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.
