# Accident 20030905034679A: Cessna TU206C, Barter Island, AK, September 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Barter Island, AK
- Airport: Barter Island Dew Station
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IMQA
- Location: 70.0500° N, 144.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.0500&lon=-144.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,600 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905034679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NTSB# ANC03CA108 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 A CESSNA CE-206, N206J, PILOTED BY WALDO DWIGHT AUDI CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A MUD FLAT 15 NM SOUTH OF BARTER ISLAND, ALASKA. THE PILOT CLAIMED A CYLINDER MIGHT HAVE GAVE OUT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH A PASSENGER THEY STATED AFTER THE PILOT GOT OFF THE GROUND, AFTER THE SECOND TRY, THE STALL HORN WAS SOUNDING THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO HIT THE GROUND THEN THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND STRUT BROKE OFF. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 ANC03LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA108), Sep 5, 2003: Cessna 206 (N206J), Kaktovik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff which resulted in a loss of control during initial climb. Factors associated with the accident were wet and muddy runway conditions, and the…

## Other reports on N206J (3)

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

- [Incident 20250826012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250826012879I), Aug 26, 2025: Cessna U206C (N206J), AK, Minor damage. Pilot back taxing acft on sloped ocean beach, on end of back taxi when perfoming a 180 degree turn, nose wheel sunk into the soft sand causing propeller to…
- [Accident 20180815014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014239A), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna TU206C (N206J), Kaktovik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot departed deadhorse at approximately 1620 local for Kaktovik. Arrive at Kaktovik at approximately 1705 local. Pilot entered the traffic pattern on a…
- [Accident 20140922018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140922018149A), Sep 22, 2014: Cessna TU206C (N206J), Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced an engine failure midway between its departure point of badami and its destination of Deadhorse. The failure was characterized as a sudden…

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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