# Accident 19930517014049A: Cessna U206G, Deadhorse, AK, May 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Deadhorse
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 70.4290° N, 149.2904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4290&lon=-149.2904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734GW) (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: 18,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517014049A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. BLOWN OVER TURNING CROSSWIND ONTO TAXIWAY TOO MUCH WIND TO TAXI WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

## 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 ANC93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA063), May 17, 1993: Cessna 206 (N734GW), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND UNDER THE EXISTING HIGH WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N734GW (3)

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

- [Accident 20170905020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020729A), Sep 5, 2017: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Chicken, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot landed on a highway, parked and set the parking brake, and picked up a passenger. Then back taxied up the highway, made the turn and applied power…
- [Accident 19881005044689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005044689A), Oct 5, 1988: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted air drop groceries to a village. Package hit and substantially damaged the horizontal stabilizer.
- [Incident 19851104064789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851104064789I), Nov 4, 1985: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Tetlin, AK. Engine stopped at 400 AGL during takeoff. Landed on frozen lake without damage. Malfunction not reported.

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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