Event ANC89FA048

1989-03-03 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States Airport · ANC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9992Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA U206G

Year of manufacture

1984 · 5 years old at event

TCDS

A4CE · CESSNA

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19840731

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADF6C8

Registrant of record

ADVANCED PLACEMENT AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9992Z Cessna U-206G None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S AND COMPANY'S DISREGARD OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

DURING THE POST-LANDING TAXI, A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO MAKE AN UNCONTROLLED 270 DEGREE RIGHT TURN, DURING WHICH THE RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 28 KTS GUSTING TO 44 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_ANC89FA048.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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