# Accident 19890816030149A: Cessna U206G, Anchorage, AK, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Campbell Lake Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1094° N, 149.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1094&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6327Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327Z-1999-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,805 total, 303 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816030149A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY NOSE HIGH WATER TAKEOFF AND STALLED DROPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE WATER. SERIOUS LACK OF PILOT SKILL.

## 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 ANC89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA141), Aug 16, 1989: Cessna 206 (N6327Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT-OFF PREMATURELY, THEN INADVERTENTLY ENTER A STALL/MUSH. THE GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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