# Accident 19870902080039A: Cessna U206G, Yakutat, AK, September 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5107° N, 139.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5107&lon=-139.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756PS-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,357 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902080039A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING ON A SANDBAR. AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT AND POST FIRE

## 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 SEA87FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA180), Sep 2, 1987: Cessna U206G II (N756PS), Yakutat, 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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