# Accident 19850426015869A: Cessna U206G, Seward, AK, April 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.0501° N, 149.3294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0501&lon=-149.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4863C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4863C-1989-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,136 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426015869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND SEIZED UP. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN WATER. CARGO LOST,OCCUPANTS WADED ASHORE.BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 ANC85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA073), Apr 26, 1985: Cessna 206 (N4863C), Seward, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4863C (1)

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

- [Accident 19841014057579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841014057579A), Oct 14, 1984: Cessna U206G (N4863C), Hinchinbrook, AK, Substantial damage. Nose torque link bolt failed while landing on a rough abandoned strip. Aircraft nosed over. Bolt badly corroded.

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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