# Accident 19930719025789A: Cessna U206G, Kelly River Bar, AK, July 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1993, 14:45 local time
- Place: Kelly River Bar, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWHC
- Location: 67.2403° N, 161.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2403&lon=-161.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756AH) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,627 total, 208 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930719025789A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GRAVEL BAR. SETTLED INTO RIVER AND FLIPPED OVER. FACTORS AT GROSS WEIGHT. SHORT TAKEOFF SPACE.

## 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 ANC93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA121), Jul 19, 1993: Cessna 206G (N756AH), Kelly River Bar, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE TAKEOFF DISTANCE WAS AVAILABLE. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N756AH (1)

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

- [Incident 20141211024129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141211024129I), Dec 11, 2014: Cessna U206G (N756AH), Point Hope, AK, Minor damage. According to fss wind 040 @ 41 knots . Gusting 52 knots. Unloaded cargo and passenger . Back taxied to runway 19. 6 ft short of centerline a large gust of wind…

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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