Accident Cessna 206 N4649U,
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Date:Saturday 27 July 1985
Time:13:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 206
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N4649U
MSN: U20605028
Year of manufacture:1979
Total airframe hrs:1600 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Kustatan River, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RIVER/LAKE AREA WITH GLASSY WATER ON A HOT/SULTRY DAY. AFTER INITIAL LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT SETTLED & TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, THEN LIFTED OFF AGAIN. IT FLEW BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE LAKE, THEN SETTLED & NOSED OVER IN A SWAMPY AREA WITH HIGH VEGETATION. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC85LA134
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC85LA134

Revision history:

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