# Accident 20060118001049A: Cessna TU206G, Cordova, AK, January 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: L99A
- Location: 60.1164° N, 143.2625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1164&lon=-143.2625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5371U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371U-2008-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,540 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060118001049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A 1700 FOOT AIRSTRIP COVERED WITH 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW. PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND SLID OF THE SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP, DAMAGING THE PROP AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRSTRIP IS 30 MILES WEST OF YAKATAGA, ALASKA (CYT) NEAR BERING GLACIER.

## 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 ANC06LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA017), Jan 18, 2006: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted an overrun and subsequent collision with an embankment. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N5371U (2)

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

- [Accident 20010730039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010730039299A), Jul 30, 2001: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Short gravel strip 1000 feet, very narrow with alder brush on both sides. Possible overload of aircraft on take-off, not enough altitude near end of…
- [Accident 19950729020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729020189A), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna TU206G (N5371U), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted in crosswind after takeoff and struck trees bordering runway.

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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