Cessna U206F N1733R accident near Chinitna Bay, Alaska, August 28, 2023
Cessna U206F, registration N1733R, operated by NORTHSTAR HOLDINGS LLC, was involved in an accident near Chinitna Bay, Alaska on August 28, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC23LA067 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 68 minutes of the flight after departing the Lake Hood area (PALH), reaching a maximum of 1,625 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:10 UTC, at 1,375 ft and 115 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 80 km from Seldovia Arpt (PASO).
The nearest weather report, from PASO (80 km away), showed wind 350° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 500 ft, weather: -RA (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna U206F registered in United States (Mode S A12723).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 28, 2023
- Location
- Chinitna Bay, Alaska
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F
- Registration
- N1733R
- Operator
- NORTHSTAR HOLDINGS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC23LA067 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Lake Hood (PALH)
- Nearest airport
- Seldovia Arpt (PASO)
- Recorded flight
- 68 min, max 1,625 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:10 UTC, 1,375 ft, 115 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ANC23LA067; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.