ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361760
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| Date: | Friday 2 July 1993 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Bush Carriers |
| Registration: | N1801Q |
| MSN: | U20602925 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3866 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (LHD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLOATPLANE PILOT WAS ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT TO MEET FISHERMEN AND TRANSPORT THEM TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. AFTER LANDING ON A RIVER, THE PILOT WAS STEP TAXIING INTO A SIDE CHANNEL THAT WAS USED TO LOAD AND OFFLOAD PASSENGERS. HE STATED THAT AS THE FLOATPLANE WAS COMING OFF-THE-STEP (SLOWING), IT HIT A SUBMERGED SANDBAR THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SUBMERGED SAND BAR AND THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE TAXISPEED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA108
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1996 | N1801Q | Alaska Bush Carriers | 0 | Port Alsworth, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 07:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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