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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Kahiltna River, AK · June 8, 1991

Date
June 8, 1991 · 12:00 local
Place
Kahiltna River, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5039U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA069
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,188 total7 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bounced 6 feet in air landing on a sandbar,came down nose first and folded nose gear. Aircraft then nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED 6 FEET IN AIR LANDING ON A SANDBAR,CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST AND FOLDED NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.