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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Naknek, AK · July 1, 1988

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Date: July 1, 1988 · 23:25 local
Place: Naknek, AK
Airport: Naknek
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5045U
Reported as: Cessna 206CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental IO520A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total200 in the last 90 days

N5045URegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna 206S/N 206-0045 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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VFR pilot in IFR conditions trying to land without instrument approach aids. Hit radio tower at airport.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT IN IFR CONDITIONS TRYING TO LAND WITHOUT INSTRUMENT APPROACH AIDS. HIT RADIO TOWER AT AIRPORT.