# Accident 20030910037039A: Cessna U206F, Ft Yukon, AK, September 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ft Yukon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C6VC
- Location: 68.4761° N, 142.4425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.4761&lon=-142.4425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N710MH) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910037039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 206, N710MH, PILOTED BY MR. RENALD JOSEPH DROUIN CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKE-OFF FROM A SNOW COVERED GRASS AIRSTRIP ON THE COLEEN RIVER. THE PILOT STATED AS HE WAS TAKING OFF A STRONG DOWN DRAFT PUSHED HIM BACK TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL TO DRAG THROUGH SOME BRUSH. FIRST, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND THEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR 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 ANC03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA113), Sep 11, 2003: Cessna 206 (N710MH), Chalkyitsik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with brush, and subsequent stall of the…

## Other reports on N710MH (1)

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

- [Incident 20170713014101I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170713014101I), Jul 13, 2017: Cessna U206F (N710MH), Hallo Bay, AK, Minor damage. The part 135 pilot landed on the Hallo Bay Beach at approximately 0917 local time. Hallo Bay Beach is located on the western coast line of katmai national park…

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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