# Accident 19960127009149A: Cessna U206, Kotzebue, AK, January 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 67.2396° N, 161.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2396&lon=-161.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5293X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5293X) (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 U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,870 total, 466 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127009149A

## Narrative

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

TURNING ONTO RAMP WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON A WING AND NOSE. TOO MUCH WIND FOR HIGH WING AND LACK WING WALKERS.

## 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 ANC96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA025), Jan 27, 1996: Cessna 206 (N5293X), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgment in conducting the flight in the existing high gusting wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the operator allowing/dispatching the accident flight in the…

## Other reports on N5293X (4)

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

- [Incident 20241213018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241213018889I), Dec 13, 2024: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Ambler, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was conducting a part 91 relocation flight for passenger pickup. Pilot stated he had recieved information that primary runway was iced over and high…
- [Accident 20001005014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001005014599A), Oct 5, 2000: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Kiana, AK, No damage. (-23) Took off from Kiana from rwy 6. The winds were out of the north east. Pilot made a left turn out climbing to the north side of the hills between 1500 and…
- [Incident 19990707015049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707015049I), Jul 7, 1999: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Noatak, AK. William p. moore, a pilot (certificate number 440380688) for baker aviation, inc., landed a Cessna 206 in Noatak with by pass mail and passengers on board. As…
- [Accident 19951210047019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951210047019A), Dec 10, 1995: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Selawik, AK, Substantial damage. Heard noise on takeoff. Aborted. Slid off runway. Beleives passenger accidently unlatched cargo door boarding.

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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