# Accident 19900617020471A: Cessna U206G, Taku, AK, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Taku, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBHC
- Location: 58.5794° N, 134.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5794&lon=-134.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9735Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9735Z-2011-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617020471A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK TAIL OF COMPANY N756EJ HAD OTHER 206 IN SIGHT PRIOR BUT LOST TRACK. BOTH LANDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N756EJ, Cessna U206G: [Accident 19900617020472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617020472A)

## 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 ANC90LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA090), Jun 17, 1990: Cessna 206U (N9735Z), Taku, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N9735Z (C-206U) TO SEE AND AVOID N756EJ (C-206G), AND FAILURE OF COMPANY MANAGEMENT TO ESTABLISH ADEQUATE SEPARATION PROCEDURES.

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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