Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Chitina, Alaska 99566
Monday, June 9, 2014 13:05 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On June 9, 2014, about 1305 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna U206C airplane, N29137, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, following a loss of engine power near Chitina, Alaska. The airplane was operated by Copper Valley Air Service, Glenallen, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled commuter flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135. The certificated airline transport pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight departed Gulkana Airport, Glenallen, Alaska, at 1235 destined for McCarthy, Alaska.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on June 10, the pilot stated that he was in level cruise flight when he heard a loud "bang", followed by a quieter "bang", and a total loss of engine power. He made a forced landing in an area of densely populated black spruce trees. During the forced landing the airplane nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the wings and horizontal stabilizer.
The closest weather reporting facility was Gulkana Airport, about 58 miles northwest of the accident site. At 1253, a weather observation from Gulkana Airport was reporting, in part: wind from 160 degrees, at 9 knots; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, 7,000 feet overcast, temperature, 57 degrees F; dew point 41 degrees F; altimeter, 29.91 inHG.
An examination of the engine is pending.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/9/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1305 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | Chitina |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99566 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1253 AKD |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 313 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PAGK |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1586 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 58 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | AKD |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 7000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 14 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 5 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 160 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Alaskan Regional Operation |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 18 2014 3:28PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N29137 |
| NTSB Number | ANC14LA040 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | U206C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | U206-1107 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | COPPER VALLEY AIR SERVICE |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | GLENNALLEN |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 995880234 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | COPPER VALLEY AIR SERVICE |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | GLENNALLEN |
| Operator State | AK |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 995880234 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | Glenallen |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1235 |
| Departure Time Zone | AKD |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | McCarthy |
| Destination State | AK |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 18 2014 3:28PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |