# NTSB ANC83FAA05: Cessna U206G, N9068G, Rampart, AK, March 23, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: March 23, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Rampart, AK
- Coordinates: 65.500419, -150.150726 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5004&lon=-150.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83FAA05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4063/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAA05

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE RUNWAY WAS A 3000 FOOT GRAVEL STRIP COVERED WITH HARD PACKED SNOW AND SNOW BERMS ON BOTH SIDES. THE PILOT STATED HE BROKE GROUND ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 50 KTS AIRSPEED. AT ABOUT 40 FEET AGL, HE NOTICED HE WAS DRIFTING TOWARD 60 FOOT TREES ON THE RIGHT, SO HE BANKED TO THE LEFT AND INCREASED PITCH. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT DESCENDED UNTIL IMPACT ON THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY END. THE TWO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. A THIRD OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE REAR WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9068G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U206G 03799
- Airframe hours: 2261
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dakota Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 18, 1982, 50 hours before
- Destination: EUREKA, AK
- Airport: RMP, Rampart, runway 29, 3,000 × 40 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 150 total, 87 in this make and model, 106 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 15 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 16 °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 19830323009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830323009059A), Mar 23, 1983: Cessna U206G, Rampart, AK, Substantial damage. Made early liftoff in a left quarter headwind drifted to right. Settled back to impact runway in a left bank

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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