# Accident 19830904046479A: Cessna U206F, Juneau, AK, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 14:54 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AJAA
- Location: 58.5809° N, 134.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5809&lon=-134.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8173Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173Q-2013-05-13) (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 U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 324 in this make and model, 439 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904046479A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUD DECK AND LOST CONTROL IN RISING TERRAIN. RECOVERED CONTROL PRIOR IMPACT WITH GLACIER ICE AND SNOW.

## 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 SEA83FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA197), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna U206F (N8173Q), Juneau, AK, destroyed

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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