NTSB Identification: SEA87FA180.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 34810.
Accident occurred Wednesday, September 02, 1987 in YAKUTAT, AK
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/07/1988
Aircraft: CESSNA U206G II, registration: N756PS
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT WHILE IN A STEEP LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE, IMPACTING ON A RIVER SAND BAR. FIRE ENSUED, DEMOLISHING ACFT. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS, RIVER ROSE AND ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
MANEUVER..EXCESSIVE..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRSPEED(VS)..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
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