# Accident 20020724017399A: Cessna U206G, Bluefoxbay, AK, July 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bluefoxbay, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: D4DC
- Location: 58.3333° N, 152.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3333&lon=-152.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4767U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4767U) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020724017399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAS DISEMBARKED HIS PASSENGERS AT A FOREST SERVICE CABIN, LOCATED AT BLUE FOX BAY, A REMOTE KODIAK, ALASKA LOCATION. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO OVER 20 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART WITH A QUARTERING HEAD WIND. DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN JUST AFTER GETTING ON STEP, THE WIND CHANGED TO A DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND. A STRONG GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE WATER, ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WATER UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ANC02LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA083), Jul 24, 2002: Cessna 206 (N4767U), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff run, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. A factor associated with the accident was wind gusts.

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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