Cessna U206F accident near Newhalen, AK
On March 5, 2022, a Cessna U206F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newhalen, AK. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 5, 2022
- Place
- Newhalen, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 59.648°N, 154.985°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220307104735
Official records · ANC22LA022
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Sequence of events
- Low altitude operation/event (Maneuvering-low-alt flying)
- Loss of visual reference (Maneuvering-low-alt flying, defining event)
- Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) (Maneuvering-low-alt flying)
NTSB findings
- Identification/recognition · Pilot (Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision)
- Whiteout · Effect on operation (Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip)
- Monitoring environment · Pilot (Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring)
- Altitude · Not attained/maintained (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters)
Conditions
- Local time
- 9:30 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Wind
- 240° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 1 mi
More accidents in AK
- Beech 1900C, Nov 23, 1987
- Textron Aviation Inc 208B, Feb 6, 2025
- Dehavilland DHC-3, Jul 7, 2013
- Cessna 208, Oct 10, 2001
- Dehavilland DHC-3, Jun 25, 2015
Browse: Alaska · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
