# Accident 19881005044689A: Cessna U206G, Eagle, AK, October 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eagle, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 64.4302° N, 141.2203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4302&lon=-141.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734GW) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005044689A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED AIR DROP GROCERIES TO A VILLAGE. PACKAGE HIT AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA006), Oct 6, 1988: Cessna 206 (N734GW), Eagle, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734GW (3)

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

- [Accident 20170905020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020729A), Sep 5, 2017: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Chicken, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot landed on a highway, parked and set the parking brake, and picked up a passenger. Then back taxied up the highway, made the turn and applied power…
- [Accident 19930517014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517014049A), May 17, 1993: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage. Landed in severe gusty wind. Blown over turning crosswind onto taxiway too much wind to taxi without assistance.
- [Incident 19851104064789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851104064789I), Nov 4, 1985: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Tetlin, AK. Engine stopped at 400 AGL during takeoff. Landed on frozen lake without damage. Malfunction not reported.

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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