- Date
- April 30, 1987, 14:28 local (22:28 UTC)
- Place
- Pt. Mackenzie, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N51205Cessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870430020549A
- Case key
- 4845
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
Terrain condition - sand barFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll on the beach the aircraft struck a sand bar causing the aircraft to nose over on the beach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51205
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20601979
- Airframe hours
- 4,242
- Engine
- Continental IO 520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael J Yorke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 25, 1987 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
N51205Registration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Cessna U206FAirframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,950 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 4,950 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °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.
Other investigations on N51205 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05LA085Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot's improper loading of externally carried lumber that caught fire due to exposure to hot exhaust gases during cruise flight, which resulted in an emergency descent/landing and subsequent collision with a gravel bar. A factor contributing to the…NTSB ANC88LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKThe air-taxi pilot stated that he attempted to takeoff from a private, dirt runway that was dry in the middle and muddy towards the edges. During the takeoff roll, the airplane's left main gear tire encountered the soft, muddy area and turned abruptly towards…