# Accident 19860224005159A: Cessna U206, Anchorage, AK, February 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1986, 19:49 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.0998° N, 149.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.0998&lon=-149.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8022Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8022Z-1986-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224005159A

## Narrative

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

LOST LOW ON FUEL LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. PRESUMED TO HAVE DITCHED IN COOK INLET. NO TRACE OF AIRCRAFT FOUND.

## 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 ANC86FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA032), Feb 24, 1986: Cessna 206 (N8022Z), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 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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