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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2024 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206B Super Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Cajun Air |
| Registration: | N7896S |
| MSN: | U206-0814 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3770 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boothville-Venice, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Barataria, LA |
| Chandeleur Islands, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The float-equipped Skywagon encountered strong waves during a water landing, causing to bounce. The left float broke and the left side became submerged in the water.
The four occupants were not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kplctv.com/2024/04/09/boat-captain-crew-help-rescue-passengers-crashed-plane/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N7896S
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N7896S (history)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2024 14:36 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:00 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:00 | ASN | Updated |
| 12-Apr-2024 18:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 12-Apr-2024 20:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2024 07:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category, Accident report, ] |
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