# Accident 20150719011489A: Cessna U206G, Trapper Creek, AK, July 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2015, 19:45 local time
- Place: Trapper Creek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3272° N, 150.2689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3272&lon=-150.2689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734VB-2018-03-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719011489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HAS JUST PERFORMED THE WEDDING CEREMONY FOR HIS STEP DAUGHTER. AFTER THE WEDDING HE SAID HE WANTED TO PERFORM A CELEBRATION FLY BY TO LIVEN UP THE PARTY. AFTER THE THIRD PASS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE THEN CONTINUED TO TURN INVERTED AND CRASH INTO MORE TREES.

THE INITIAL TREE STICK WAS NOT A SIGNIFICANT STRIKE. NO DAMAGE TO THE TREE COULD BE SEEN.  WHEN THE PLANE CRASHED, THE POWER WAS AT IDLE AND THE FLAPS WERE UP. THERE WAS NOT A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE.

## 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 ANC15FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA050), Jul 20, 2015: Cessna U206G (N734VB), Trapper Creek, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while intentionally maneuvering close to the ground.

## Other reports on N734VB (1)

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

- [Incident 19810914084779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914084779I), Sep 14, 1981: Cessna U206G (N734VB), New York, NY, Minor damage. Landed near wake of passing tug. Pontoon struck wave and collapsed strut. Prop chopped off front of pontoon.

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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