Cessna U-206 incident near Old Harbor, Alaska, April 11, 1983
On April 11, 1983 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna U-206, registered N732FN, suffered minor damage in an incident near Old Harbor, Alaska (Old Harbor airport). It was a business 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
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 11, 1983 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Old Harbor, Alaska · Old Harbor · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U-206 · all U-206s on the register
- Registration
- N732FN · no longer on the register · serial U-20604669
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT RT WING ROSE DURING THE WATER TAKEOFF & THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER. AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SANK. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING & A SIGMENT FOR LOWLEVEL TURBULENCE WAS IN EFFECT.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,112 hours in all; 3,470 in this make and model; 99 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 5,988 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,978 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 9, 1982; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flirite, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Kiavak Bay AK at 7:00 pm
- Destination: KDK Kodiak AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N732FN the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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