# Accident 19880418013669A: Cessna U206F, Cantwell, AK, April 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYGA
- Location: 63.0109° N, 149.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0109&lon=-149.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51205-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,833 total, 569 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418013669A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF LEFT TIRE HIT SECTION OF MUD THAT TURNED PLANE RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH RUNWAY PERIMETER SNOWBANK.

## 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 ANC88LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA048), Apr 19, 1988: Cessna 206 (N51205), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51205 (2)

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

- [Accident 20050612015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050612015089A), Jun 12, 2005: Cessna U206F (N51205), Skwentna, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft had an external load of lumber attached to the aircraft belly. It is believed at this time that the wood caught fire while in flight. The…
- [Accident 19870430020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430020549A), Apr 30, 1987: Cessna U206F (N51205), Mackenzie Point, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a sandbar during takeoff from a beach. The aircraft flipped over.

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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