- Date
- September 18, 1982
- Place
- 42nm Ese Of Yak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N80632Cessna U206A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 69654
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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Analysis
Shortly after the aircraft became airborne, the pilot was not capable of maintaining flight due to insufficient airspeed. The aircraft stalled and the left wing tip dragged in the east river. The pilot reduced power and the aircraft settled into shallow water.
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 - in flight
Lift-off - prematureCause
Airspeed - not attainedCause
Lift-off - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - water,glassy
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80632
- Reported as
- Cessna U206A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U2060463
- Airframe hours
- 1,407
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A5, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Gulf Air Taxi
- Registered owner
- Gulf Air Taxi
- Departed
- 42nm Ese Of Yak, AK
- Destination
- YKT · Yakutat, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Lowensteins Airstrip, runway 18, 1,400 × 10 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 699 total · 646 in this make and model · 616 as pilot in command · 173 in the last 90 days · 115 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles