# NTSB Accident ANC03CA114
> **Cessna 206** · 2003-08-14 · Ketchikan, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03CA114
- **Event ID:** 20031015X01732
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-14
- **Location:** Ketchikan, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.366664, -131.733337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N59352
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with ocean waves.  A factor associated with the accident was large waves/swells.

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