# Accident 19951105035879A: Cessna U206G, Kodiak, AK, November 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1995, 16:45 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Kodiak/Lily/Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENTA
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.3993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.3993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7430N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7430N-2017-11-20) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951105035879A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED ON WATER TAKEOFF DUE TO WIND GUST. CONTINUED TAKEOFF STRUCK BUOY, ABORTED. BLINDED BY SUN, WATER ON STREET.

## 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 ANC96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA013), Nov 5, 1995: Cessna 206 (N7430N), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor associated with the accident is reduced visibility due to sun glare.

## Other reports on N7430N (1)

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

- [Incident 19980701026059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701026059I), Jul 1, 1998: Cessna U206G (N7430N), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear on the float equipped aircraft for a paved runway landing.

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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