Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Badami Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Deadhorse, Alaska 99734
Monday, September 22, 2014 10:15 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On September 22, 2014 about 1015 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 206 airplane, N206J, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power, about 14 miles east-northeast of Deadhorse, Alaska. The airplane was registered to 70 North LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, and operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as an on-demand air taxi flight. The commercial pilot and the three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and company flight following procedures were in effect. The cross-country flight originated about 0920 from the Badami Airport, which is located about 29 miles east of Deadhorse. The accident flight was en route to Deadhorse.
During a postaccident conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge, the accident pilot stated that shortly after departing from the Badami Airport, the engine began vibrating violently, and the throttle and propeller controls were unresponsive. He said that smoke soon filled the cabin area, which was followed by complete loss of engine power. Unable to restore engine power, the pilot selected a forced landing site on the tundra-covered terrain. During the forced landing, the airplane nosed over just after touchdown, and came to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage.
The airplane was equipped with a Continental Motors IO-520 engine. A detailed NTSB examination of the engine is pending.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/22/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1015 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | Deadhorse |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99734 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 701850N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1480211W |
| Event Location Airport | BADAMI |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | AK78 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 23 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 298 |
| Airport Elevation | 25 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | 1753 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 231 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PASC |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 60 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 12 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | UTC |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2400 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 600 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| 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) | 0 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -2 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.62 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR PASC 221753Z 22008KT 10SM SCT006 OVC024 00/M |
| 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 | 4 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ROC-Anchorage, AK |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 30 2014 12:11PM |
| User who most recently changed record | swia |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N206J |
| NTSB Number | ANC14LA085 |
| 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 | 206 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | U2060965 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | -- |
| Flight Crew Seats | 1 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 3 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 19 2014 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 46 |
| Airframe Hours | 6938 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | 70 NORTH LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 3705 ARCTIC BLVD STE 480 |
| Aircraft Owner City | ANCHORAGE |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 995035774 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | MAA Inc. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 3705 ARCTIC BLVD STE 480 |
| Operator City | ANCHORAGE |
| Operator State | AK |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 995035774 |
| Operator Code | MQAA |
| 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 | Non-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 | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | AK78 |
| Departure City | Deadhorse |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | AKD |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SCC |
| Destination City | DEADHORSE |
| Destination State | AK |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 3 2014 9:19PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |