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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Sleetmute, AK · July 31, 2016

Date
July 31, 2016 · 09:20 local
Place
Sleetmute, AK
Airport
Sleetmute
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N206JC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC16CA053
Reported as
Cessna U206G
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total13,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While attempting a short field takeoff at a remote grass strip, the aircraft appears to have stalled, causing a loss of control and a subsequent crash. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing, tail assembly, right main gear, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AT A REMOTE GRASS STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A SUBSEQUENT CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, TAIL ASSEMBLY, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.