# NTSB Accident ANC97LA140
> **Cessna U206F** · 1997-09-02 · KING SALMON, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA140
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08765
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-02
- **Location:** KING SALMON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.749168, -156.540374
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** U206F
- **Registration:** N7032Q
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area.  Factors were the sand bar and the pilot's failure to use all available waterway for the takeoff.

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