# Accident 20050612015089A: Cessna U206F, Skwentna, AK, June 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2005
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O3KC
- Location: 61.8775° N, 151.5106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8775&lon=-151.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51205-2013-03-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050612015089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN EXTERNAL LOAD OF LUMBER ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. IT IS BELIEVED AT THIS TIME THAT THE WOOD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL BAR IN THE SKWENTNA RIVER AREA. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT JUMPED OUT WHILE IT WAS ROLLING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN OBJECT AND ROLLED OVER IT'S NOSE, IT CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE PILOT HAD MADE RADIO CALLS PRIOR TO LANDING AND WAS HEARD BY A NEARBY PILOT. A HELICOPTER WAS IN THE VICINITY AND WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT BY RESCUING THE PILOT. IT IS SAID THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL BURNS AND A SEVERE KNEE INJURY.

## 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 ANC05LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA085), Jun 13, 2005: Cessna U206F (N51205), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper loading of externally carried lumber that caught fire due to exposure to hot exhaust gases during cruise flight, which resulted in an emergency descent/landing and subsequent…

## Other reports on N51205 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880418013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418013669A), Apr 18, 1988: Cessna U206F (N51205), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. On takeoff left tire hit section of mud that turned plane resulting in impact with runway perimeter snowbank.
- [Accident 19870430020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430020549A), Apr 30, 1987: Cessna U206F (N51205), Mackenzie Point, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a sandbar during takeoff from a beach. The aircraft flipped over.

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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