- Date
- August 20, 1986, 08:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kamishak Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N39269Cessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860820043959A
- Case key
- 4720
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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
Terrain condition - rough/unevenCause
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
Wind information - not obtainedCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
After touchdown in the bay, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back in the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39269
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605781
- Airframe hours
- 2,026
- Engine
- Continental IO-520F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Timothy J. Laporte, doing business as Iliamna Air Taxi, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 30, 1985 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- ILI · Iliamna, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,642 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 9,490 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.