Event ANC92LA057

1992-04-02 KOTZEBUE, Alaska, United States Airport · OTZ None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9909Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA U206G

Year of manufacture

1983 · 9 years old at event

TCDS

A4CE · CESSNA

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19940104

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADD64E

Registrant of record

LAKE AND PENINSULA AIRLINES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9909Z Cessna U206G None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE ALL THE FROST FROM THE AIRPLANE AND EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE AIRPLANE.

Factual narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND THE WINGS ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND CRASHED INTO THE SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINGS BUT HE BRUSHED IT OFF. EXAMINATION OF THE WING'S UPPER SURFACE REVEALED THAT FROST REMAINED ON THE UPPER SURFACE. EXAMINATION OF THE CARGO, AIRPLANE, AND FUEL INFORMATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE WEIGHED 3700 POUNDS. THE CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS 3600 POUNDS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ANC92LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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