# Accident 19780124009409A: Cessna U206E, Brevig Mission, AK, January 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Brevig Mission, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 65.3432° N, 166.5107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brevig Mission, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3432&lon=-166.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1485M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1485M-2009-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,211 total, 391 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124009409A

## Narrative

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

A/C COLLIDED WITH FROZEN,SNOW COVERED BAY.WX BRIEF FROM OPERATOR HONE.

## 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 ANC78FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA013), Jan 24, 1978: Cessna 206 (N1485M), Brevig Mission, 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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