Cessna U206F N35851
27 August 2010 · Aleknagik, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 August 2010 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N35851, operated by Tikchik Narrows Lodge Inc, was involved in an accident near Aleknagik, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aleknagik, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.9464, -158.1981
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F
- Registration
- N35851
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tikchik Narrows Lodge Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tikchik Narrows → Tikchik Narrows
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC10CA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A bird strike which penetrated the airplane's windscreen.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was on a local flight in support of a remote lodge operation, operating under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said during cruise flight a Loon struck and penetrated the right side of the cockpit windscreen, and came to rest in the unoccupied passenger cabin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna U206F | Ludington, Michigan, United States | Jerry Freed | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Jed Williams | No injuries | - |
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