# NTSB Accident ANC17LA053
> **CESSNA U206G** · 2017-09-04 · Kodiak, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC17LA053
- **Event ID:** 20170925X80437
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-04
- **Location:** Kodiak, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 57.780834, -152.391387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** U206G
- **Registration:** N16GP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

***This probable cause was modified on November 27, 2018. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original probable cause.***   The pilot's improper decision to takeoff in an area of rough water and ocean swells, which resulted in a failure of the right float struts.

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