# Accident 19770826035759A: Cessna U206F, Bethel, AK, August 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1977
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1170Q-1988-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,408 total, 385 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826035759A

## Narrative

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

A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.COLLIDED W/SAND BAR.

## 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 ANC77DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA081), Aug 26, 1977: Cessna 206 (N1170Q), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1170Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19790301010299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301010299I), Mar 1, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N1170Q), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Taxiway was ice covered with some bare spots. During taxi operation in high winds wheel hit dry spot and nosed over

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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