# Accident 19950729020189A: Cessna TU206G, Port Alsworth, AK, July 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Port Alsworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2006° N, 154.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2006&lon=-154.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5371U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371U-2008-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 235 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729020189A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED IN CROSSWIND AFTER TAKEOFF AND STRUCK TREES BORDERING RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA121), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna 206G (N5371U), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE CROSSWIND AND PROXIMITY OF TREES WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N5371U (2)

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

- [Accident 20060118001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060118001049A), Jan 18, 2006: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted takeoff from a 1700 foot airstrip covered with 3-4 inches of snow. Pilot decided to abort the takeoff and slid of the side of the…
- [Accident 20010730039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010730039299A), Jul 30, 2001: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Short gravel strip 1000 feet, very narrow with alder brush on both sides. Possible overload of aircraft on take-off, not enough altitude near end 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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