# Accident 20090714011649A: Cessna U206G, Big Creek, ID, July 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2009, 10:15 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9794° N, 115.4606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9794&lon=-115.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71BS-2018-03-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090714011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING A FLIGHT REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 61.56, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SIMONDS AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES IN THE DEPARTURE PATH AND CRASHED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN FOUND.

## 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 WPR09LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA343), Jul 14, 2009: Cessna U206G (N71BS), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while taking off in a high-density altitude. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to perform pre-takeoff performance…

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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