# Accident 19860904045239A: Cessna TU206A, Talkeetna, AK, September 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1986, 15:20 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Shovel Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EQLC
- Location: 62.4508° N, 149.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4508&lon=-149.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (registry code 17266, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,970 total, 725 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904045239A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FAILED TO CHECK WHEELS UP FOR A WATER LANDING. THE FLOATPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC86LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA143), Sep 4, 1986: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N942SA (2)

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

- [Accident 19960318004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318004249A), Mar 18, 1996: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped plane landed on frozen lake. Nose ski broke thru snow crust. Hit rough ground. Sheared off. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19850714074359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714074359I), Jul 14, 1985: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Failed to retract gear after takeoff. Landed on lake with gear down and flipped over. Float equipped aircraft.

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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