# Accident 19851016052529A: Cessna U206F, Tanana, AK, October 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1985, 12:45 local time
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.8795° N, 146.6507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8795&lon=-146.6507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35851, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35851) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016052529A

## Narrative

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

ICE IN FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR AND AIRCRAFT SLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA004), Oct 16, 1985: Cessna 206 (N35851), Tanana, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35851 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100827043929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827043929A), Aug 27, 2010: Cessna U206F (N35851), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. N35851, a Cessna 206 operated by fred hodson was involved in a bird strike involving a loon. Loon struck and shattered the right side of the wind screen and…

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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