KUSTATAN RIVER, AK, USA
N4649U
CESSNA 206
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RIVER/LAKE AREA WITH GLASSY WATER ON A HOT/SULTRY DAY. AFTER INITIAL LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT SETTLED & TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, THEN LIFTED OFF AGAIN. IT FLEW BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE LAKE, THEN SETTLED & NOSED OVER IN A SWAMPY AREA WITH HIGH VEGETATION. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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