# Accident 19960831031199A: Cessna TU206G, Yakutat, AK, August 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1996, 12:20 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: T4TA
- Location: 59.5106° N, 139.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5106&lon=-139.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7345N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7345N-2012-10-16) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960831031199A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED FOR A REMOTE FIORD IN THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE TO PICK UP SEVERAL PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE AND SEARCH PERSONNEL LOCATED THE AIRPLANE FLOATING UPSIDE DOWN IN THE AREA OF THE DESTINATION.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED.  THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OUT AND THE PILOT'S SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT FOUND AND IS PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PILOT FOR THE OPERATOR, AND WAS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND THE CHIEF PILOT.

## 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 ANC96FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA139), Aug 31, 1996: Cessna 206 (N7345N), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's landing on the water with the landing gear inadvertently extended.

## Other reports on N7345N (1)

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

- [Accident 19810216003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810216003689A), Feb 16, 1981: Cessna TU206G (N7345N), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Ran one tank dry while over an airport on night flight. Unable restart on other tank. Crash-landed off airport.

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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