# Accident 20160408008169A: Cessna U206F, Angoon, AK, April 8, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 8, 2016, 09:55 local time - Place: Angoon, AK - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: SVVA - Location: 57.2778° N, 134.2428° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2778&lon=-134.2428&mi=10 - Aircraft: N50159, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50159-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 3 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 20,503 total, 5,389 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA017) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408008169A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROXIMATELY 1755Z JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION RECEIVED A DISTRESS CALL ?PAN PAN? FROM N50159, A CESSNA 206 AT LOCATION 57 15.4N / 134 12.9W. USCG RESPONDED AND LOCATED AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAD IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR PYBUS BAY, AK. THE INITIAL REPORT FROM THE USCG WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE SEPARATED AND THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF LIFE. HIGH WINDS AT THE TIME PREVENTED THE USCG HELICOPTER FROM ACCESSING THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FLIGHT REPORTEDLY HAD ORIGINATED IN WRANGELL, AK (PWRG) AND WAS HEADING TO ANGOON, AK (PAGN) WITH 4 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE LAST REPORTED AIRCRAFT POSITION OF N50159 ON AUTOMATED FLIGHT FOLLOWING (AFF) INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LAT 57 16.836, LONG 134 13.836 AT SPEED: 89 KNOTS, ALITUDE: 1981 MEAN SEA LEVEL, HEADING: 037 TRUE AT 0912 AM LOCAL. 04-08-2016 REP. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO SUNRISE AVIATION INC WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 04/27/2017. THE AIRCRAFT IS A CESSNA U206F AIRCRAFT ON AMPHIBIAN FLOATS. THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON 11/25/1972. THE PILOT OF WRANGELL, AK HAD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A CURRENT SECOND CLASS MEDICAL DATED 10/21/2015. THE ONLY RESTRICTION LISTED ON THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PILOT CERTIFICATE IS FOR THE PILOT TO POSSESS GLASSES FOR NEAR AND INTERMEDIATE VISION. 04-08-2016 REP. ONE SURVIVING PASSENGER WAS RECOVERED AND MEDICALLY TRANSPORTED TO SEATTLE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE REMAINING DECEASED PASSENGERS WERE RECOVERED THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE WEATHER HAD IMPROVED. THE NTSB ARRIVED ON THE ACCIDENT SCENE THE DAY AFTER AND GATHERED PHOTOGRAPHIC AND TEXTUAL DATA TO DOCUMENT THE ACCIDENT SITE. 04-09-2016 REP. THE NTSB AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES RETRIEVED THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND ENGINE FOR INSPECTION IN JUNEAU, AK. THE ENGINE WAS SENT OUT FOR INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE NTSB RECOVERED THE MOUNTED HAND HELD GPS UNIT TO SEND OUT FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SUGGESTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN NEAR PYBUS BAY WITH LOW AIRSPEED AND MOSTLY VERTICAL IMPACT INTO A STEEP DESCENDING SLOPE LINE, POSSIBLY INDICATING A STALL/SPIN BEFORE IMPACT. 04-10-2016 REP REVIEW OF FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FROM CAMI INDICATE THE PILOT REPORTED NO SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL CONCERNS AND AME IDENTIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS ON THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. BASED ON AVAILABLE HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS, THE AME DETERMINED THE PILOT HAD NO KNOWN MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT COULD POSE A HAZARD TO FLIGHT SAFETY. 04-10-2016. REP FAA ASI ACCOMPANIED NTSB TO WRANGELL, AK TO MEET WITH THE CO-OWNER OF SUNRISE AVIATION INC. THEY HELD AN INTERVIEW AND REVIEWED THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS. THE CMT AFTER MEETING WITH OPERATOR DECIDED TO DOWNGRADE THE COMPANIES BASIC 135 TO A SINGLE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH ONLY ONE AIRPLANE ON THE CERTIFICATE. ## 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 ANC16FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA017), Apr 8, 2016: Cessna 206 (N50159), Angoon, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent turn toward terrain that was higher-than-expected while trying to avoid poor visibility conditions and his subsequent attempt to clear terrain, which reduced the airspeed and… ## Other reports on N50159 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20050630017229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050630017229I), Jun 30, 2005: Cessna U206F (N50159), Wrangell, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/01/2005 at approximately 0130 UTC, during a 14 CFR part 91 repositioning flight, pilot attempted unintentional gear down landing of an amphibious… 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. 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