- Date
- September 4, 1978
- Place
- Twin Lakes, AK · TWIN LAKES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8497QCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780904043399A
- Case key
- 139494
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3949 78/9/4 TWIN LAKES,AK CESSNA 206 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2650 TIME - 1400 N8497Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK TWIN LAKES,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 45 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KTS.WIND AND WAVES FLIPPED A/C DURING WATER TAXI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8497Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8497QRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Cessna U206FAirframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.