What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 9/21/2026 at about 14:47 akl, privacy data omitted, a Cessna 206 on floats, attempted to take off from s lake, located about 30 miles from Lime Village, AK, with 1 pilot, 3 passengers and baggage. The PIC made several takeoff attempts but was unable to achieve sufficient speed for takeoff. After returning to shore, about 100 lbs of baggage was removed from the aircraft. The next attempt to take off was aborted due to the failure of the aircraft to get airborne resulting in the aircraft departing the lake and coming to rest about 20 feet inland of the shoreline. No injuries were reported. Damage to the aircraft was minor.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9/21/2026 AT ABOUT 14:47 AKL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 206 ON FLOATS, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM S LAKE, LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES FROM LIME VILLAGE, AK, WITH 1 PILOT, 3 PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE. THE PIC MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT SPEED FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER RETURNING TO SHORE, ABOUT 100 LBS OF BAGGAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NEXT ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO GET AIRBORNE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE LAKE AND COMING TO REST ABOUT 20 FEET INLAND OF THE SHORELINE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.