# Accident 19900902044029A: Cessna U206G, Twin Hills, AK, September 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1990, 16:10 local time
- Place: Twin Hills, AK
- Airport: Twin Hills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2000° N, 154.2807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2000&lon=-154.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9779M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902044029A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST LIFTED FLOATPLANE ON THE STEP INTO AIR ON TAKEOFF THEN QUIT DROPPING AIRCRAFT WING DOWN INTO WATER.

## 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 ANC90LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA179), Sep 3, 1990: Cessna U206 (N9779M), Twin Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITION.

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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