Cessna U206F accident near Aleknagik, Alaska, August 27, 2010
On August 27, 2010 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna U206F, registered N35851, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute (cruise) near Aleknagik, Alaska. It was an other work-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A bird strike which penetrated the airplane's windscreen.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 27, 2010 · about 6:30 pm local time · cases in 2010
- Place
- Aleknagik, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F · all U206Fs on the register
- Registration
- N35851 · registry record · serial U20602757
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Birdstrike during enroute (cruise) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft structures › Windows › windshield system › Flight compartment windows › Damaged/degraded other cases naming the airframe structure
- cause Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Animal(s)/bird(s) › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,336 hours in all; 2,140 in this make and model; 245 in the last 90 days; 120 in the last 30 days; 9,267 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: July 21, 2010
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,388 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 18, 2010
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Tikchik Narrows Lodge INC
The flight
- Departed from: AK56 Tikchik Narrows AK at 12:45 pm
- Destination: AK56 Tikchik Narrows AK
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 700 ft; a few clouds at 700 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
1 document, released by the NTSB on October 28, 2010. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N35851 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N35851 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna U206 Stationair 798 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES 9,482 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Tikchik Lodge Seaplane Base · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N35851 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC10CA078.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.