Accident · 2006-01-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-01-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G (N5371U)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Copper River Air Taxi, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Copper River Air Taxi
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted an overrun and subsequent collision with an embankment. A factor contributing to the accident was the snow-covered airstrip.
Source: NTSB case ANC06LA017Flight 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.