# NTSB ANC26LA026: Cessna U206F, N93021, Juneau, AK, April 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: April 16, 2026, 10:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Juneau, AK · sank into the ocean
- Coordinates: 58.51, -134.88 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5100&lon=-134.8800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202853/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202853
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA026

## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported, while enroute at an altitude of 1,300 ft mean seal level over the water, the engine lost all power. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot ditched the airplane about 2 miles from shore. The airplane remained upright for about 2 minutes before the it sank into the ocean. The airplane was not recovered from the ocean; therefore, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93021](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93021-2026-09-30), registration cancelled 2026-09-30, S/N U20603149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20603149
- Year built: 1976
- Airframe hours: 9890.3
- Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Ward Air Inc
- Registered owner: Ward Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 9, 2026, 42 hours before
- Departed: PAHN, Haines, AK
- Destination: PAJN, Juneau, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Equipment: ADS-B, Satellite tracking device, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; injuries: minor; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 7, 2025; seat: left; flight hours: 30,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 30,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft broken
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: AJN
- METAR: METAR PAJN 161753Z 09008KT 7SM -RA FEW007 BKN014 OVC022 03/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 P0002 60005 T00280017 10033 20017 53005 $=


## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260416004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260416004049A), Apr 16, 2026: Cessna U206F, Juneau, AK, Destroyed. During cruise flight the engine stopped lost all power. Pilot was over the ocean at 1300 MSL. Several attempts to restart the engine. Pilot reports the engine…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 11, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202853. 6.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 6.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20254657&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC26LA026%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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.

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