Incident · 1996-06-01

NTSB case ANC96IA077 · Cessna 206 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-06-01
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 206 (N9608G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ISLAND AIR SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ISLAND AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were: soft terrain, the use of an oversize nose wheel tire, and the FAA's inadequate field approval process for tundra tires.

Source: NTSB case ANC96IA077

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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