# Accident 19950803026851A: Cessna U206F, Sterling, AK, August 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1995, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5395° N, 150.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5395&lon=-150.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206EJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206EJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 310 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803026851A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB FLOAT PLANE COLLIDED WITH LEFT MAIN WHEEL OF TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED N7KA IN LEVEL FLIGHT. BOTH LANDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7KA, Piper PA18150: [Accident 19950803026852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803026852A)

## 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 ANC95LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA127), Aug 4, 1995: Cessna 206 (N206EJ), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOT'S TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. THE LOW ANGLE OF THE SUN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N206EJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20200831012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200831012589I), Aug 31, 2020: Cessna U206F (N206EJ), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Pilot was launching aircraft into water at the north ramp with the intention to taxi to his parking slip. Once in the water aircraft drifted into the…

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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