# Accident 19780904043399A: Cessna TU206A, Twin Lakes, AK, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Twin Lakes, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Aircraft: N8497Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497Q-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904043399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KTS.WIND AND WAVES FLIPPED DURING WATER TAXI.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC78FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA075), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna 206 (N8497Q), Twin Lakes, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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