# Accident 19920402008319A: Cessna U206G, Kotzebue, AK, April 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1992, 10:15 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 67.2405° N, 161.1890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2405&lon=-161.1890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9909Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9909Z) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 160 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920402008319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY. ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. HIT SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA057), Apr 2, 1992: Cessna U206G (N9909Z), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE ALL THE FROST FROM THE AIRPLANE AND EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N9909Z (4)

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

- [Incident 20170721014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170721014719I), Jul 21, 2017: Cessna U206G (N9909Z), Anchorage, AK, No damage. On 7/21/17 at approximately 08:45 PIC departed mri (qpoa base) solo as a part-135 flight to pick up 4 passengers at lhd for a charter flight to silver salmon…
- [Accident 20041224034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041224034179A), Dec 24, 2004: Cessna U206G (N9909Z), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 24, 2004, about 1125 Alaska standard time, a Cessna U206G airplane, N9909Z, sustained substantial damage during taxi. The airplane was being…
- [Incident 19900220008239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900220008239I), Feb 20, 1990: Cessna U206G (N9909Z), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout due to left brake failure. Used rudder but hit snowbank on side of runway.
- [Incident 19880805070149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805070149I), Aug 5, 1988: Cessna U206G (N9909Z), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Steering bungee became disconnected in flight cocking the nosewheel. Aircraft veered into bushes landing nose up.

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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