# NTSB ANC78FA075: Cessna 206, N8497Q, Twin Lakes, AK, September 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Twin Lakes, AK · TWIN LAKES, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497Q-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N U20603355, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780904043399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904043399A), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Twin Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. A/c float equipped. Winds gusting to 50 KTS.wind and waves flipped during water taxi.

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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