# Accident 19890628018229A: Cessna U206B, Bear Creek No1, AK, June 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1989, 21:50 local time
- Place: Bear Creek No1, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3902G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902G-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 998 total, 750 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628018229A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED IN FROM 20 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY, BOUNCED. BLINDED BY SUN, CAME DOWN OFF RUNWAY CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 ANC89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA108), Jun 29, 1989: Cessna 206 (N3902G), Bear Creek No.1, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY, THE GUSTY…

## Other reports on N3902G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800518058619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518058619I), May 18, 1980: Cessna 150 (N3902G), Brigham City, UT, Minor damage. Landed short of runway on soft ground & flipped over. Engine lost power, suspect fuel starvation.

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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