# NTSB ANC83FA005: Cessna 206, N9049G, Flat, AK, October 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 4, 1982, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Flat, AK
- Location: 62.4536° N, 158.0075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flat, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4536&lon=-158.0075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83FA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70686/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA005

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE SHORT RUNWAY. THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO TAKE A FUEL SAMPLE BEFORE TAKEOFF.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9049G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9049G), registered now, S/N U20603795, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 720603795
- Airframe hours: 2808
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F-9 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Richard Wilmarth
- Registered owner: Robert I. Vanderpool
- Departed: FLAT, AK
- Destination: RDV, RED DEVIL, AK
- Airport: Julian Creek, runway 9, 1,200 × 25 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 90 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °F

## 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 19821004055759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004055759A), Oct 4, 1982: Cessna U206G, Flat, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit on takeoff climb. Crash landed off end of short strip. No engine or fuel defects found.

## Other investigations on N9049G (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC12CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA049), Jun 7, 2012: Cessna U206G (N9049G), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

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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