# Accident 19890621016669A: Cessna U206G, Anchorage, AK, June 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1989, 07:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1099° N, 149.9010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1099&lon=-149.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8773Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 2 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621016669A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH CEMENT TAIL TIEDOWN ATTACHED. SECOND TRY ROPE BROKE LIFTED OFF NOSE HIGH HIT TREES ON SHORE.

## 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 ANC89FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA100), Jun 21, 1989: Cessna U-206G (N8773Q), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A PROPER PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND REMOVE THE TAIL MOORING FROM THE FLOAT PLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL…

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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