# Accident 20160731012719A: Cessna U206G, Sleetmute, AK, July 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2016, 09:20 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Airport: Sleetmute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6617° N, 157.1453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6617&lon=-157.1453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206JC-2019-02-07) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160731012719A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC16CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA053), Jul 31, 2016: Cessna U206G (N206JC), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after taking off from a wet runway and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an…

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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