Accident · 2007-08-18

NTSB case ANC07CA089 · Cessna U206G · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-08-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna U206G (N4773U)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Branch River Air Service, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Branch River Air

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the float-equipped airplane's right wing striking the bottom of the shallow lake, while taxiing for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.

Source: NTSB case ANC07CA089

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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