Accident Cessna P206C N8698Z, Saturday 3 September 1983

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Date:	Saturday 3 September 1983
Time:	13:15 LT
Type:	Cessna P206C
Owner/operator:	Paul Hunt
Registration:	N8698Z
MSN:	P206-0498
Year of manufacture:	1968
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kenai, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Anchorage, AK (MRI)
Destination airport:	Iliamna, AK (ILI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER A REDUCED POWER DESCENT AND CIRLING A MOOSE AT AN ALT OF APRX 300 FT AGL, WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADDED FOR CLIMB, THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND BUT CONTINUEDTO OPERATE AT THE REDUCED POWER LEVEL. IN ATTEMPTING A REDUCED POWER GLIDE TO A SAFE LANDING AREA, THE PILOT STATED THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE ROUGH TERRAIN. THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION; HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE IN THE ACFT POWERPLANT OR ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.

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