# Accident 19950102000059A: Cessna 208, Craig, AK, January 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1995, 10:35 local time
- Place: Craig, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FYWA
- Location: 55.4596° N, 132.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4596&lon=-132.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,331 total, 100 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950102000059A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SEMI SUBMERGED LOG COMING OFF FAST WATER TAXI. VEERED RIGHT COLLAPSED LEFT FLOAT. FOOT HIGH FOG ON WATER.

## 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 ANC95LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA023), Jan 2, 1995: Cessna 208 (N242SS), Craig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SUN GLARE, THE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED LOG, AND THE SHALLOW FOG LAYER ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER…

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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