# Accident 20100601035419A: Cessna U206F, Anchorage, AK, June 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2010, 17:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2156° N, 149.8672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2156&lon=-149.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59352-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-540 series (registry code 17051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601035419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT INITIATED FLIGHT AT MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT ANCHORAGE, AK.  AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 25 HEADING WEST.  AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED HAVING TROUBLE GAINING ALTITUDE AND WAS DESCRIBED AS USING MORE THAN AVERAGE LENGTH OF RUNWAY FOR THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND WRECKED .5 MILES DUE WEST OF THE MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT AT THE INTERSECTION OF 7TH AVE AND INGRA ST ANCHORAGE, AK.  AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER IMPACT.

## 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 ANC10FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA048), Jun 2, 2010: Cessna U206F (N59352), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to load the airplane well beyond its allowable weight and center of gravity limits, resulting in a loss of control during the initial climb. Contributing to the severity of the…

## Other reports on N59352 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030813036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030813036649A), Aug 13, 2003: Cessna U206F (N59352), Francis Cove, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While taking off from Francis Cove with three passengers on board the aircraft struck a swell and was launched about 15 feet into the air. The aircraft…

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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