# Accident 20240607008529A: Cessna U206G, King Salmon, AK, June 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2024, 15:11 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HRPA
- Location: 58.6772° N, 156.6518° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6772&lon=-156.6518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756CL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756CL) (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 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,563 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607008529A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 7, 2024 CESSNA AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A U206G, TOOK OFF FROM THE KING SALMON AIRPORT, AKN ON A PART 91 FLIGHT UNDER VFR. THE AIRCRAFT MADE ITS INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM TAKEOFF BUT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER WAS HIGH OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER OR MAKE A LANDING AT A SUITABLE SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE TUNDRA WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURY.

## 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 ANC24LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA045), Jun 7, 2024: Cessna 206 (N756CL), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to detonation/preignition of the No. 1 cylinder for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N756CL (2)

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

- [Incident 20120309007509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120309007509I), Mar 9, 2012: Cessna U206G (N756CL), Naknek, AK, No damage. The PIC allowed engine failure due to fuel depletion in the selected tank before switching to a full tank. Unable to restart the engine after switching tanks,…
- [Accident 20120309006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120309006509A), Mar 9, 2012: Cessna U206G (N756CL), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. During takeoff, the pilot allowed left landing gear to contact snow berm, causing the airplane to turn sharply to the left, striking the left wing on the…

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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