# Accident 19790716014669A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Barrow, AK, July 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756YN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756YN-1991-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716014669A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WRONG SAND BAR,NOSE WHEEL HIT SOFT SAND,AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC79DAA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA22), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 206 (N756YN), Barrow, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N756YN (1)

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

- [Accident 19820110000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820110000669A), Jan 10, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA (N756YN), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. While trying to control unruly passenger, flew into fog layer and shortly struck the ground. 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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