# Accident 19940805020399A: Cessna U206G, Crosswind Lake, AK, August 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1994, 16:45 local time
- Place: Crosswind Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7508° N, 156.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7508&lon=-156.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5120X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5120X) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805020399A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED ON WATER TAKEOFF THEN SETTLED BACK ONTO WATER AT POINT NO RETURN. STRUCK SHORE. RIPPED OFF FLOATS.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 ANC94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA099), Aug 6, 1994: Cessna 206 (N5120X), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE AVAILABLE LONGER PORTION OF THE LAKE FOR THE TAKEOFF RUN.

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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