# Accident 19900902040229A: Cessna P206C, Talkeetna, AK, September 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1990, 00:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4494° N, 149.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4494&lon=-149.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8646Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8646Z-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206C (registry code 2073312, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902040229A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE AT NIGHT EN ROUTE.

## 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 ANC90FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA164), Sep 2, 1990: Cessna P206C (N8646Z), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE…

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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