Cessna U206 accident near Port Alsworth, AK
On July 27, 2017, a Cessna U206 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 27, 2017
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.371°N, 154.242°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170727X15642
Official records · ANC17FA039
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 27, 2017, about 0923 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna U206G airplane, N1749R, impacted remote, tree-covered terrain while en route to a remote lodge on the Mulchatna River, about 12 miles northeast of Port Alsworth, Alaska, in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The commercial pilot and sole occupant sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed by a postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to Laughlin Acquisitions, LLC, Anchorage, Alaska and was being operated by Alaska Skyways, Inc., dba Regal Air, Anchorage, Alaska as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand cargo flight. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) were reported in the vicinity of the accident site at the time of the accident, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated from the Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD), Anchorage, Alaska, about 0800. The operator reported that the purpose of the flight was to deliver 334 pounds of lumber and insulation to the Kautumn Lodge on the Mulchatna River, about 29 miles northeast of Koliganek, Alaska and would conclude with a return flight to LHD with three passengers onboard. The Kautumn Lodge is about 245 miles southwest of LHD. Upon leaving LHD and departing to the southwest, the route of flight consisted of tree-covered terrain. Continuing past Tyonek, Alaska to the southwest, is the south to north oriented mountainous terrain of the Alaska Range, which also encompasses the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Continuing past the
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was (1) the inadequate preflight weather planning by the pilot and duty officer (2) the operator's inadequate operational control structure, and (3) the inadequate oversight of t
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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.
