# Incident 19970513014609I: Cessna U206, Togiak, AK, May 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.0619° N, 160.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Togiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0619&lon=-160.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35952, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35952) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,050 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970513014609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT INDICATED THAT AFTER PICKING UP HIS PASSENGER FROM A FISH PROCESSING BOAT, HE BEGAN TO BACK TAXI FOR A TAKE OFF. WHILE TAXIING DOWN THE FACE OF A LARGE SWELL, THE FRONT OF THE FLOATS BECAME BURIED AT THE BOTTOM, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN WATER.

## Other reports on N35952 (2)

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

- [Accident 20130823017909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130823017909A), Aug 23, 2013: Cessna U206F (N35952), Takotna, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed mcgrath. Pilot stated the right fuel tank was used for takeoff. After 15 minutes of flight, the engine quit operating. Pilot stated that…
- [Incident 19800619051239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619051239I), Jun 19, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA (N35952), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff. Could not control path of 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.