# NTSB Accident ANC09CA080
> **CESSNA 206** · 2009-08-11 · Iliamna, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC09CA080
- **Event ID:** 20090811X43107
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-08-11
- **Location:** Iliamna, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.416667, -154.78334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N5110U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to takeoff towards an area of rising terrain and potential downdrafts with a fully loaded airplane, which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the airplane's climb capability.

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