# NTSB investigations: Cessna U206G: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC07CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA089.md): Cessna U206G · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2007 · N4773U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the float-equipped airplane's right wing striking the bottom of the shallow lake, while taxiing for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB ANC05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA019.md): Cessna U206G · Illiamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 24, 2004 · N9909Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control, and the airplane nosing over. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB ANC05CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA017.md): Cessna U206G · Nunapitchuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2004 · N496K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and collision with a ditch. Factors contributing to the accident were an icy taxiway and wind gusts.
- [NTSB ANC02LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA083.md): Cessna 206 · Kodiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2002 · N4767U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff run, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. A factor associated with the accident was wind gusts.
- [NTSB ANC98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA049.md): Cessna U206G · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1998 · N756HG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for quartering tailwind conditions. A factor in the accident is the presence of a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA099.md): Cessna 206 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1994 · N5120X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use the available longer portion of the lake for the takeoff run.
- [NTSB ANC91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA013.md): Cessna U-206 · Montague Island, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1990 · N4756U · Substantial damage
  > Pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA048.md): Cessna U-206G · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1989 · N9992Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's and company's disregard of hazardous weather conditions and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC88FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA056.md): Cessna U206 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 14, 1988 · N4844X · Substantial damage
  > A deaf-mute adult male, who has a history of mental health problems, and who was a mental health ward of the state of Alaska at the time of the accident, entered a Cessna 206 airplane equipped with amphibious floats without permission while it was parked on…
- [NTSB MKC88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA044.md): Cessna 206 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N4978C · Substantial damage
  > During a night ldg with strong gusty x-winds, the PIC lost control during the roll out and careened off the runway substantialy damaging the acft. The PIC stated the windshield was partially coated with ice making forward visibility difficult.
- [NTSB MIA88IA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA079.md): Cessna U206G · Key West, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1987 · N4820R · Minor damage
  > While water taxiing nw from the ramp to takeoff with the wind from the north at 22 KTS, the rt wing lifted resulting in the lt float digging into the water. The plt attempted to correct this by turning into the wind and applying full-up right aileron but was…
- [NTSB ANC87LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA022.md): Cessna 206 · Ruby, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1986 · N734WE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during the landing roll on the frozen river, he lost control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to ground loop.
- [NTSB CHI84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA029.md): Cessna U206G · South Fox Isl., MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1983 · N756DM · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a mound alongside the rwy during landing. The rwy is 3500 ft long turf strip with a 20 degree dogleg 1500 ft from the north end. There is a small hill running along both sides of the rwy. The grass rwy was wet and theacft slid sideways.…
- [NTSB SEA82DA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA024.md): Cessna U206G · Moses Lake, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 3, 1982 · N756GF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he encountered a freak gust of wind during the landing. The plane touched down on the right side of the runway in an area of soft terrain. The aircraft veered farther to the right and continued into an earthen drainage ditch. The ditch…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073356', '2073315', '2073314')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073356&occurrence=260

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