- Date
- September 9, 1985, 16:45 local (Sep 10, 1985, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Big River, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9963MCessna C-206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850909047199A
- Case key
- 4562
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - gustsCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Compensation for wind conditions - not performedCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedFactor
Analysis
The pilot-in-command was attempting to taxi through shallow water to reach the takeoff point. As the airplane's floats came up on step a gust of wind from the left rear caused the airplane to weather vance and struck the streams bank. The stream was very narrow and the pilot stated he did not have time to take corrective action.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9963M
- Reported as
- Cessna C-206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604613
- Airframe hours
- 238
- Engine
- Continental IO 520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Iliaska Lodge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Big River, AK
- Destination
- ILI · Iliamna, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,214 total · 775 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.