# Accident 19820921048109A: Cessna U206G, Kotzebue, AK, September 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 67.2398° N, 161.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2398&lon=-161.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5331X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5331X-1983-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,045 total, 440 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820921048109A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE INDICATES CRANKSHAFT FAILURE CAUSED PILOT TO DITCH IN INLET.WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE SHORE. NO FLOTATION DEVICE

## 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 ANC82FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA094), Sep 21, 1982: Cessna U206 G (N5331X), Near Kotzebue, AK, 4 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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