Cessna 206 accident near Homer, Alaska, September 30, 1988
On September 30, 1988 at about 4:25 pm local time, a Cessna 206, registered N4634Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Homer, Alaska (Homer airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- September 30, 1988 · about 4:25 pm local time
- Place
- Homer, Alaska · Homer · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- N4634Z · no longer on the register · serial U20605990
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
JUST AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ON THE MUD FLATS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21. THE CHIEF PILOT STATED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL SUPPLY PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN OCCASIONS OF WATER IN THE FUEL.
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: 3,652 hours in all; 1,440 in this make and model; 315 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 3,592 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,427 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 21, 1988; 29 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Homer Air
The flight
- Destination: SOV Seldovia AK
- Runway 21, 7,400 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:30 am from HOM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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