Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, while turning left from the runway onto a taxiway, a wind gust lifted the right wing and that the airplane then flipped over and came to rest off the taxiway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about 17 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 250° at 35 knots, gusting to 44 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 25.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA18CA491 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 16, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Barter Island, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Barter Island (BTI)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna U206
- N-number
- N206JM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.