Cessna U206A accident near 42Nm Ese Of Yak, Alaska, September 18, 1982
On September 18, 1982 at about 10:31 am local time, a Cessna U206A, registered N80632, was substantially damaged in an accident near 42Nm Ese Of Yak, Alaska (Lowensteins Airstrip airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 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
- September 18, 1982 · about 10:31 am local time
- Place
- 42Nm Ese Of Yak, Alaska · Lowensteins Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206A · all U206As on the register
- Registration
- N80632 · no longer on the register · serial U2060463
- 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
SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE PILOT WAS NOT CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING FLIGHT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE LEFT WING TIP DRAGGED IN THE EAST RIVER. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO SHALLOW WATER.
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: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 699 hours in all; 646 in this make and model; 173 in the last 90 days; 115 in the last 30 days; 616 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,407 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 87 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Gulf Air Taxi
The flight
- Departed from: 42Nm Ese Of Yak AK at 10:30 am
- Destination: YKT Yakutat AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 1,400 ft by 10 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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