# Accident 20080830846609A: Cessna U206G, Galena, AK, August 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2008, 07:10 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7381° N, 158.9400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7381&lon=-158.9400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4886U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4886U) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830846609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED WASILLA LAKE FOR A 14CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TO THE KOBUK REGION.  APPROXIMATELY 63 MILES EAST OF GALENA, AK HE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL AND NOTICED THE FUEL FLOW BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE.  HE STATED HE BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA WHEN THE FUEL FLOW DETERIORATED FURTHER AND THE ENGINE QUIT PRODUCING POWER.  A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWED AFTER ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER FAILED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SPRUCE SWAMP AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS, FLOAT ATTACH GEAR, PROPELLER, AND WING LEADING EDGES.

## 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 ANC08LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA113), Aug 31, 2008: Cessna 206 (N4886U), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The en route loss of engine power due to a mechanic's failure to tighten a fuel line fitting, which became disconnected in flight.

## Other reports on N4886U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870702068389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702068389I), Jul 2, 1987: Cessna U206G (N4886U), Phelps, NY. Partial radio failure while on ATC vectors. Cancelled IFR and floatplane landed at lake destination.

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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