# Accident 19880725057329A: Cessna U206F, Lake Minchumina, AK, July 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lake Minchumina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.8090° N, 152.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8090&lon=-152.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401SU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401SU) (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 IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,178 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725057329A

## Narrative

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

WATER TAXI TO REFUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. WATER ROUGH. LEFT FLOAT CAP OPEN SHIPPED WATER AND ACFT ROLLED OVER AND SANK

## 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 ANC88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA151), Jul 25, 1988: Cessna U206F (N401SU), Lake Minchumina, AK, substantial damage, 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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