# Accident 20110709017979A: Cessna U206E, Anchorage, AK, July 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2011, 15:16 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: G2HC
- Location: 61.2107° N, 149.8905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2107&lon=-149.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9129M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9129M-2013-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110709017979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT TWO MINUITES AFTER CROSSING POWER LINE "ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING  POWER SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN MY PRESENT ALTITUDE OF 1,200 FEET".  PILOT SWITCHED FROM RT TANK TO LEFT TANK AND TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY BOOST PUMP. WHEN ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART PILOT COMMITTED TO LANDING WINGS LEVEL MINIMUM AIRSPEED.

## 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 ANC11LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA061), Jul 9, 2011: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart with minimal fuel and his improper fuel management and engine restart procedures, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N9129M (4)

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

- [Incident 20060718018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060718018299I), Jul 18, 2006: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Anchorage, AK. (-23) The pilot in command (PIC) failed to ensure all fuel tank caps were securely fastened prior to departure. Subsequently a significant quantity of fuel was…
- [Accident 19970901025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901025879A), Sep 1, 1997: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Tatitna, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 1, 1997, about 1630 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 206 airplane, N9129M, was destroyed when it nosed over during landing at the Tatitna…
- [Incident 19970816028529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816028529I), Aug 16, 1997: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Pontilla Lake, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: this incident was reported to the FAA by an anonymous source. The operator did not know that due to the minor damage received on the aircraft that…
- [Accident 19790626012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626012749A), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 207 (N9129M), Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot runway when landing on short,wet strip. Claims brakes failed, but no evidence to substantiate.

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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