Accident · 2005-10-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-10-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 (N4447Z)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- GRETZKE, ROBERT C Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an on ground encounter with terrain, and subsequent loss of control while landing. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
Source: NTSB case ANC06CA004Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.