# Incident 19890315003879I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Homer, AK, March 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENEA
- Location: 59.6455° N, 151.4766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOMER (HOM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6455&lon=-151.4766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6216U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6216U-1994-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315003879I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CALL CLEAR PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE. PROP STRUCK A COMPANY MECHANIC.

## Other reports on N6216U (1)

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

- [Accident 19910329007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329007849A), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna U206G (N6216U), Homer, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Pilot lost control circling in near zero visibility in heavy snow shower. Destroyed by impact with water.

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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