Cessna TP206D accident near Homer, Alaska, May 11, 1984
On May 11, 1984, a Cessna TP206D, registered N346RN, was substantially damaged in an accident near Homer, Alaska (Kenai airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 11, 1984
- Place
- Homer, Alaska · Kenai · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TP206D · all TP206Ds on the register
- Registration
- N346RN · registry record · serial P206-567
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ENG QUITE ONCE, BUT THE PLT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BY TURNING ON THE BOOST PUMP. HE LANDED AT 2 DIFFERENT ARPTS AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, ONCE TO REFUEL & DRAIN THE FUEL TANKS & ONCE TO CHECK THE FUEL LINES & COMPONENTS UNDER THE COWLING. APRX 1 HR AFTER THE LAST DEPARTURE, THE FUEL FLOW METER BEGAN FLUCTUATING & THE ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT, THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A BEACH. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ENG & ACFT COULD NOT BE EXAMINED.
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
- Flight time: 868 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 815 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,016 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 4, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PAQ Big Lake,Ak AK at 1:30 pm
- Destination: HOM Homer AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:56 pm from ENA, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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