# Accident 20070619012639A: Cessna U206D, Homer, AK, June 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2007, 11:19 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: X53A
- Location: 59.5139° N, 151.4814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5139&lon=-151.4814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72067-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206D (registry code 2073342, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070619012639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A PART 135 FLIGHT FROM SELDOVIA AK TO HOMER AK THE ENGINE QUIT OVER YUCON ISLAND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SOUTH EAST BEACH OF THE ISLAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK LINING UP WITH THE BEACH, FLIGHT HEADING 330 DEGREES WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP DUG INTO THE SAND/GRAVEL BEACH PULLING THE NOSE WHEEL AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SAND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 30 FEET IN THE AIR AND CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FOUR OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS 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 ANC07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA051), Jun 19, 2007: Cessna 206 (N72067), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from the pilot's improper fuel selector positioning, and her failure to maintain adequate airspeed to preclude a stall. Contributing to the accident was…

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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