# Incident 19871130073789I: Cessna U206G, Funter Bay, AK, November 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1987, 15:20 local time
- Place: Funter Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFIA
- Location: 58.5798° N, 134.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5798&lon=-134.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9303R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9303R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,781 total, 1,108 in this make and model, 456 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871130073789I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. ABORTED. SECOND TRY UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN. WIND FORCED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES

## 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 SEA88LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA026), Nov 30, 1987: Cessna 206 (N9303R), Funter Bay, AK, substantial damage

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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