# Accident 19960318004249A: Cessna TU206A, Willow, AK, March 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1996, 18:50 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EQLC
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (registry code 17266, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318004249A

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED PLANE LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE. NOSE SKI BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST. HIT ROUGH GROUND. SHEARED OFF.NOSED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N942SA (2)

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

- [Accident 19860904045239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904045239A), Sep 4, 1986: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot failed to check wheels up for a water landing. The floatplane was substantially damaged.
- [Incident 19850714074359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714074359I), Jul 14, 1985: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Failed to retract gear after takeoff. Landed on lake with gear down and flipped over. Float equipped aircraft.

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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