# Accident 20140922018149A: Cessna TU206C, Deadhorse, AK, September 22, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 22, 2014, 10:18 local time - Place: Deadhorse, AK - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: MQAA - Location: 70.3139° N, 148.0364° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.3139&lon=-148.0364&mi=10 - Aircraft: N206J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206J) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA085) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140922018149A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE MIDWAY BETWEEN ITS DEPARTURE POINT OF BADAMI AND ITS DESTINATION OF DEADHORSE. THE FAILURE WAS CHARACTERIZED AS A SUDDEN AND VIOLENT ONSET FOLLOWED BY BLUE SMOKE ENTERING THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON WET TUNDRA. DURING THE ROLL OUT THE NOSE WAS HELD OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BUT FINALLY DUG INTO THE WET TUNDRA ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXTRACT THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO EXECUTING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY ALONG WITH THEIR LOCATION. A CALL WAS MADE ON THE EMERGENCY SATELLITE PHONE TO THE BASE COMPANY TO DISPATCH A RESCUE HELICOPTER. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE PICKED UP WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT AND TAKEN TO MEDICAL. ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE NOTED BY TWO OF THE OCCUPANTS. ## 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 ANC14LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA085), Sep 22, 2014: Cessna TU206 (N206J), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The application of insufficient torque to the engine cylinder through bolts during the replacement of the No. 1 cylinder, which resulted in the displacement of the No. 2 bearing, oil starvation, and… ## Other reports on N206J (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20250826012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250826012879I), Aug 26, 2025: Cessna U206C (N206J), AK, Minor damage. Pilot back taxing acft on sloped ocean beach, on end of back taxi when perfoming a 180 degree turn, nose wheel sunk into the soft sand causing propeller to… - [Accident 20180815014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014239A), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna TU206C (N206J), Kaktovik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot departed deadhorse at approximately 1620 local for Kaktovik. Arrive at Kaktovik at approximately 1705 local. Pilot entered the traffic pattern on a… - [Accident 20030905034679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905034679A), Sep 5, 2003: Cessna TU206C (N206J), Barter Island, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) NTSB# ANC03CA108 [privacy data omitted] on September 5, 2003 a Cessna CE-206, N206J, piloted by waldo dwight audi crashed during takeoff from a mud flat… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.