# Incident 19781005031149I: Cessna 206CESSNA, King Salmon, AK, October 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1978, 18:40 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8091Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8091Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781005031149I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A SAND BAR THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF COURSE AND INTO A SOFT SPOT.

## Other reports on N8091Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760712028949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712028949A), Jul 12, 1976: Cessna TU206A (N8091Z), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Took off frm sloping beach.

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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