# Accident 20110915021729A: Cessna U206G, Skwentna, AK, September 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Judd Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: METC
- Location: 55.9198° N, 159.4909° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9198&lon=-159.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1779R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1779R-2013-07-12) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110915021729A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM JUDD LAKE, AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE TREES AND LANDED IN A MARSH OPEN AREA IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS, WINGS AND TAIL SECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND BROUGHT TO WASILLA AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC11LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA103), Sep 15, 2011: Cessna U206G (N1779R), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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