# NTSB ANC91LA139: Cessna 206, N2070K, Kelly River, AK, August 30, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1991, 21:00 local (Aug 30, 1991, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: Kelly River, AK
- Coordinates: 64.070434, -142.010742 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0704&lon=-142.0107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC91LA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA139

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE JUDGMENT IN DECIDING TO LAND A TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE ON A SANDBAR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
  - judgment - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NOATAK RIVER AFTER THE PILOT DROPPED OFF SOME PASSENGERS.  THE DESTINATION WAS THE KELLY RIVER AND THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  AFTER LANDING ON THE SAND BAR AND DURING ROLL OUT, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DITCH AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2070K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2070K), registered now, S/N 206-0196, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0196
- Airframe hours: 11350
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cliff Gurske
- Registered owner: Michael A. Spisack
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 21, 1991, 30 hours before
- Departed: NOATAK RIVER, AK
- Destination: KELLY BAR, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,450 total, 300 in this make and model, 1,100 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 99 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19910829037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829037459A), Aug 29, 1991: Cessna 206CESSNA, Kelly River, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a sand bar strip. Struck a ditch and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N2070K (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN13LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA500), Aug 16, 2013: Cessna 206 (N2070K), Brooklyn, IA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper routing of the seatbelt, which resulted in the inadvertent deployment of the reserve parachute, and the open jump door, which allowed the passenger to be pulled from the airplane.

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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