# Accident 19920915036719A: Cessna U206C, Fairbanks, AK, September 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8998° N, 148.1610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8998&lon=-148.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915036719A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SOFT SNOW ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. OVERRAN STRIP. STRUCK A SNOW BERM AND 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 ANC92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA169), Sep 16, 1992: Cessna 206 (N206RK), Chena Marina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMANDS'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE, LACK OF RECENCY OF PIC EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF…

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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