58.1222° N, 135.4323° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoonah, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Hoonah, AK
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SESA
Aircraft
N401SV
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,700 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ze pilot aborted takeoff because of performance. Plane capsized as pilot turned to return to beach. Water in float.
As the FAA filed it
ZE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF PERFORMANCE. PLANE CAPSIZED AS PILOT TURNED TO RETURN TO BEACH. WATER IN FLOAT.