ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230510
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| Date: | Monday 22 May 2017 |
| Time: | 18:23 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F |
| Owner/operator: | Golden Eagle Outfitters |
| Registration: | N9575G |
| MSN: | U20601775 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14189 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Noatak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue, AK |
| Noatak, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that, after landing at a remote, unimproved off-airport landing site, he taxied the airplane to the end of the strip, and he turned around while raising the flaps. Immediately thereafter, he felt heat on the left side of his face. Subsequently, he saw flames in the aft cabin near the right cargo door. Both the pilot and passenger immediately exited the airplane.
The cockpit, baggage area, right wing, left wing fuel cell, fuselage section forward of the vertical stabilizer, and the contents of the airplane were mostly consumed by fire. Due to the extensive thermal damage, the source of the fire could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A fire in the airplane's cabin, which initiated for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive thermal damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 December 1997 | N9575G | Hageland Aviation Services Inc | 0 | Mnt. Village, AK | |
sub |
| 9 October 2012 | N9575G | Golden Eagle Outfitters | 0 | Buckland, Alaska | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2019 14:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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