# Accident 20010730039299A: Cessna TU206G, Yakutat, AK, July 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXOA
- Location: 59.1833° N, 138.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1833&lon=-138.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5371U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371U-2008-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010730039299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORT GRAVEL STRIP 1000 FEET, VERY NARROW WITH ALDER BRUSH ON BOTH SIDES. POSSIBLE OVERLOAD OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKE-OFF, NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE NEAR END OF RUNWAY AND GEAR AND LEFT WING HITTING ALDER LIMBS AND DAMAGED LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING. FLIGHT CONTINUED FROM DRY BAY TO YAKUTAT, ALASKA.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA096), Jul 30, 2001: Cessna U206 (N5371U), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high vegetation during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N5371U (2)

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

- [Accident 20060118001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060118001049A), Jan 18, 2006: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted takeoff from a 1700 foot airstrip covered with 3-4 inches of snow. Pilot decided to abort the takeoff and slid of the side of the…
- [Accident 19950729020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729020189A), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted in crosswind after takeoff and struck trees bordering runway.

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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