Cessna 206 N59352

Summary

On 14 August 2003 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N59352, operated by Clifford S. Kamm, was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 2003 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

55.3667, -131.7333

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N59352

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clifford S. Kamm

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ketchikan → Ketchikan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC03CA114

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with ocean waves. A factor associated with the accident was large waves/swells.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was departing on an on-demand air taxi flight from a remote saltwater bay in a float-equipped airplane. He reported that just as the floats came on step, the floats contacted a large wave, which bounced the airplane about 15 feet into the air. As the airplane descended, a second wave struck the floats. The operator's maintenance personnel later discovered structural damage to longerons adjacent to the airplane's firewall, which required replacement. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.