# Accident 20130905019059A: Cessna U206G, Mcgrath, AK, September 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: METC
- Location: 61.9181° N, 154.5578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9181&lon=-154.5578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735LS) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905019059A

## Narrative

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

INSUFFICIENT RATE OF CLIMB IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, STRUCK SMALL TREES/BRUSH BEYOND END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC13CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA094), Sep 5, 2013: Cessna U206G (N735LS), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct a precautionary landing following a loss of altitude during takeoff initial climb.

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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