# Accident 19770801035229A: Cessna U206D, Tatitlek, AK, August 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1977
- Place: Tatitlek, AK
- Airport: Tatitlek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 60.8724° N, 146.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TATITLEK (7KA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8724&lon=-146.6912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72018, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72018-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206D (registry code 2073342, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 67 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801035229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IN HIS JUNE 7, 1990 LETTER, PILOT STATES UNDERSHOT LANDING WAS DUE TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY FROZEN PISTON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC77DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA070), Aug 1, 1977: Cessna 206E (N72018), Tatitlek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72018 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780508014699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508014699A), May 8, 1978: Cessna TU206A (N72018), Icy Bay, AK, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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