# NTSB ANC83LA159: Cessna P206C, N8698Z, Kenai, AK, September 3, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 3, 1983, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.659824, -150.89978 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6598&lon=-150.8998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4162/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA159

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER A REDUCED POWER DESCENT AND CIRLING A MOOSE AT AN ALT OF APRX 300 FT AGL, WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADDED FOR CLIMB, THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND BUT CONTINUEDTO OPERATE AT THE REDUCED POWER LEVEL. IN ATTEMPTING A REDUCED POWER GLIDE TO A SAFE LANDING AREA, THE PILOT STATED THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE ROUGH TERRAIN. THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION; HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE IN THE ACFT POWERPLANT OR ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8698Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8698Z-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N P206-0498, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- Registry model: [Cessna P206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (registry code 2073312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P206-0498
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Paul Hunt
- Registered owner: Hunt Bros. Construction, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 1982
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: ILI, ILIAMNA, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °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 19830903046349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903046349A), Sep 3, 1983: Cessna P206C, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine malfunction during low altitude flight.

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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