ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294288
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 2004 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G |
| Owner/operator: | Katmai Air Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N496K |
| MSN: | U20603953 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nunapitchuk, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Nunapitchuk, AK (16A) |
| Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was taxiing the airplane for takeoff on an icy taxiway in gusty wind conditions. He said a gust of wind pushed the airplane off the side of the icy taxiway, where it encountered a ditch and nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and collision with a ditch. Factors contributing to the accident were an icy taxiway and wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05CA017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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