Accident · 1989-06-21

NTSB case ANC89FA100 · CESSNA U-206G · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA U-206G (N8773Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. Air Force Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. AIR FORCE

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A PROPER PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND REMOVE THE TAIL MOORING FROM THE FLOAT PLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY.

Source: NTSB case ANC89FA100

Flight 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.

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