# Accident 20050415007709A: Cessna U206E, Icy Bay, AK, April 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2005, 07:45 local time
- Place: Icy Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9675° N, 141.6592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9675&lon=-141.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9417G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417G-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415007709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT, N9417G, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ROLL-OUT AT ICY BAY, ALASKA WHEN IT HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE SAND AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^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 ANC05CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA059), Apr 15, 2005: Cessna U206E (N9417G), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose down, and structural damage to the wing. A factor contributing to the accident was the soft sand.

## Other reports on N9417G (1)

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

- [Incident 20040916026679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040916026679I), Sep 16, 2004: Cessna U206E (N9417G), Yakutat, AK. (-23) Roc reported that aircraft had rough engine and landed yak without incident. Interview with pilot; his statement was that engine blew head off cylinder…

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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