# Incident 19970626020949I: Cessna U206G, Tenakee, AK, June 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tenakee, AK
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AJAA
- Aircraft: N43AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43AK) (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 U206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41,800 total, 58 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970626020949I

## Narrative

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

TAXIIED TO WATER TAKEOFF AREA. WATER TOO ROUGH TAXIIED BACK. WAVES OPENED FLOAT PORTS. FLOODED FLOATS. SANK.

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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