# Accident 19910329007849A: Cessna U206G, Homer, AK, March 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1991, 17:54 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EWEA
- Location: 59.3992° N, 151.3203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3992&lon=-151.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6216U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6216U-1994-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,499 total, 1,725 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329007849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL CIRCLING IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWER. DESTROYED BY IMPACT WITH 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 ANC91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA042), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna 206 (N6216U), Homer, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING OVER WATER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SNOW…

## Other reports on N6216U (1)

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

- [Incident 19890315003879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315003879I), Mar 15, 1989: Cessna 206CESSNA (N6216U), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Failed to call clear prior to starting engine. Prop struck a company mechanic.

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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