# Accident 19970604013649A: Cessna U206F, Chevak, AK, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Chevak, AK
- Airport: Kagan Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6900° N, 151.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6900&lon=-151.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97TA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604013649A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS BASE CAMP ON A REMOTE LAKE. HE SAID HE MISJUDGED THE WIND DIRECTION, AND INADVERTENTLY LANDED HIS FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE DOWNWIND, WITH A 15-KNOT TAILWIND.  HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT HIT THE SHORE.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED INLAND ABOUT 50 FEET AND STRUCK SMALL TREES.

## 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 ANC97TA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA085), Jun 4, 1997: Cessna U206F (N736), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the prevailing wind conditions during 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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