# Accident 20120825018529A: Cessna U206D, Aniak, AK, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5053° N, 153.8875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5053&lon=-153.8875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729RV-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206D (registry code 2073342, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALMER ALASKA (PAQ) ENROUTE TO ANIAK ALASKA (ANI), WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO  DIVERT TO FAREWELL ALASKA.  ENGINE STARTED TO COME APART, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE, AIRCRAFT ENGINE SEIZED, AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A GRAVEL BAR ON THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AFTER STRIKING THE BANK.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING.

## 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 ANC12LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA093), Aug 25, 2012: Cessna U206D (N729RV), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine was not made available for examination.

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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