# Accident 19970901026819A: Cessna U206F, King Salmon, AK, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 17:10 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EQWC
- Location: 58.7492° N, 156.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7492&lon=-156.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7032Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7032Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901026819A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF ATTEMPT IN THE SEAPLANE WHEN THE PILOT SEAT SLIPPED AFT. HE DID NOT BACK TAXI THE SEAPLANE PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE SECOND TAKEOFF RUN.  A PASSENGER'S VIDEO DEPICTS THE SEAPLANE ON THE STEP, A PASSENGER COMMENTING ON THE SHALLOW WATER, AND THE SEAPLANE STRIKING A SANDBAR LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.  THE SEAPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED IN SHALLOW WATER.

## 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 ANC97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA140), Sep 2, 1997: Cessna U206F (N7032Q), King Salmon, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. Factors were the sand bar and the pilot's failure to use all available waterway for the takeoff.

## Other reports on N7032Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19930718032589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930718032589I), Jul 18, 1993: Cessna U206F (N7032Q), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Pilot ran right gas tank dry. Engine quit. Switched tanks. Unable to restart. Forced landing on trundra.
- [Incident 19860905059749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905059749I), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna U206F (N7032Q), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. After full throttle application during takeoff,a strong gust of wind caused wingtip to strike the water.

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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