# Accident 19990815012149A: Cessna P206A, Cordova, AK, August 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7899° N, 145.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7899&lon=-145.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4605F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4605F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206A (registry code 2073308, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012149A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (-23) AT 300 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT. BOOST PUMP DID NOT AFFECT THE RUNNING OF THE ENGINE. MADE TURN BACK TO SOLID GROUND. MADE CONTACT WITH SAND RUNWAY AND BENT RIGHT WING, RIGHT FLAP, BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR, AND STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE SUBMERGED IN 16" OF (TSIU) RIVER.

## 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 ANC99LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA114), Aug 15, 1999: Cessna 206A (N4605F), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to corrosion/blockage of the fuel flow divider vent hole. A factor was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N4605F (1)

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

- [Incident 19920802037329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802037329I), Aug 2, 1992: Cessna P206A (N4605F), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. Engine running rough at altitude. Forced landing on beach.

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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