Cessna 206H accident near Kalkaska, MI

On December 6, 2008, a Cessna 206H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kalkaska, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 6, 2008

Place

Kalkaska, MI

Aircraft

Cessna 206H · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

44.645°N, 85.175°W

NTSB ID

20081209X62205

Official records · CEN09FA083

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 6, 2008, about 1513 eastern standard time (all times est unless noted), a Cessna 206H, N6053B, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted trees, a mobile home, and terrain near Traverse City, Michigan. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane was fatally injured. The airplane departed from the Wipline Seaplane Base (09Y) near Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota at 1115. The intended destination was the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL), Glens Falls, New York. Radar track data and air traffic control (ATC) communication transcripts were obtained for the accident flight. This data showed that the airplane departed from 09Y at 1115. The airplane proceeded about 25 nautical miles northeast before turning to an east bound heading. The airplane remained on an easterly heading until 1357 when a left turn to a westerly heading was executed. This turn corresponded with a radio transmission from the pilot which indicated his intention to "turn around and head back" due to adverse weather encountered. Up to this time the airplane had been operated in visual meteorological conditions above the clouds (VFR on top). At 1359, the pilot reported that he was accumulating ice and elected to divert to TVC. ATC data indicated that the pilot was given an IFR clearance and vectors for the ILS runway 28 approach to TVC. The pilot stated that he did not have appro

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain during the instrument-flight-rules flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with instrument flight procedures and his lack of recent instrument flight experience.

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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.