# Accident 19910822036229A: Cessna U206G, Funnel Lake, AK, August 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Funnel Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8492° N, 154.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8492&lon=-154.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209X-2012-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036229A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF LAKE AFTER LONG RUN,STALLED AND STRUCK LAKE BANK.

## 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 ANC91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA131), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 206 (N5209X), Funnel Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH WIND ENCOUNTERED DURING TAKEOFF AND THE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5209X (1)

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

- [Accident 20020829025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829025969A), Aug 29, 2002: Cessna U206G (N5209X), Aniak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on gravel bar 50 miles south of Aniak, Alaska on maka creek. Weather was flat light and rainy. On roll out after landing while making a…

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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