# Accident 20050209002609A: Cessna U206G, Port Alsworth, AK, February 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2005, 11:10 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2822° N, 154.2083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2822&lon=-154.2083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206AR) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050209002609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL FLIGHT REFERENCES WITH THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE WHILE OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND FLEW THE AIRPLANE INTO THE FROZEN SURFACE OF LAKE CLARK.

## 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 ANC05LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA027), Feb 9, 2005: Cessna U206 (N206AR), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), his improper in-flight planning and decision making, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain while…

## Other reports on N206AR (1)

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

- [Incident 20010905027419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905027419I), Sep 5, 2001: Cessna U206G (N206AR), AK, Minor damage. (-23) On September 5, 2001, at 2030 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 206 float equipped airplane, N206AR, sustained substantial damage after striking a moored…

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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