# Accident 19810921059729A: Cessna U206B, Gakona, AK, September 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Gakona, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3019° N, 145.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gakona, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3019&lon=-145.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3805G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3805G-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,338 total, 40 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921059729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ANC81DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG88), Sep 21, 1981: Cessna U206B (N3805G), Gakona, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3805G (2)

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

- [Accident 19751225041959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751225041959A), Dec 25, 1975: Cessna U206B (N3805G), Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Stolen acft. Lnd on desert road. Inj index presumed.
- [Accident 19730122002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730122002169A), Jan 22, 1973: Cessna U206B (N3805G), Hermitage, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot unable to utilize 45MIN fuel reserve in left tank due to line cavitation.

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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