Cessna C206 accident near Funter Bay, Alaska, October 29, 1985
On October 29, 1985 at about 3:00 pm local time, a Cessna C206, registered N756FX, was substantially damaged in an accident near Funter Bay, Alaska (Funder Bay airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 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
- October 29, 1985 · about 3:00 pm local time
- Place
- Funter Bay, Alaska · Funder Bay · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C206
- Registration
- N756FX · registry record · serial U20604066
- 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
THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AND DURING WATER LANDING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. THE LINK PIN ROD WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MAIN RETRACT LINK AND PIN DOWN LATCH WERE FOUND TO BE BENT.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,500 hours in all; 2,000 in this make and model; 300 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,007 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 1, 1985; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JNU Juneau AK at 6:45 pm
- Destination: FNR Funter Bay AK
- Runway 0, 10,500 ft by 500 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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