Scammon Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Scammon Bay, Alaska 99662
Wednesday, August 25, 1982 14:00

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WHEN ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER FOR GLIDE PATH CORRECTION BUT RECEIVED NO ENGINE RESPONSE. HE SWITCHED TANKS AND OPENED THE STRAINER DRAIN VALVE BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS WATER CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS. HE MADE A LEFT TURN TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RIVER BANK, AND ABOUT FIVE SECONDS BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, SWITCHED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. STILL NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIVER BANK, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND RECEIVING OTHER AIRFRAME DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL SUMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FUEL CONTAMINATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Incident
Event Date 8/25/1982
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone --
Event City SCAMMON BAY
Event State ALASKA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 99662
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport SCAMMON BAY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SCM
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 5025
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3870G
NTSB Number ANC82IA076
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Minor
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 206B
Aircraft Series Identifier 206B
Aircraft Serial Number U206-0870
Certified Max Gross Weight 3600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 2728
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name FRANK ALLEN BORMAN
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 84
Aircraft Owner City HOOPER BAY
Aircraft Owner State AK
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 99604
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name FRANK ALLEN BORMAN
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address P.O. BOX 84
Operator City HOOPER BAY
Operator State AK
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 99604
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SZ0
Departure City EMMONAK
Departure State AK
Departure Country
Departure Time 1315
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 10
Runway Length 2800
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --