# Accident 19810715046342A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Naknek, AK, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7283° N, 157.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naknek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7283&lon=-157.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5289U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5289U-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,308 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715046342A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY LOW FLYING CAMERA AIRPLANE WHILE CLIMBING FROM TAKEOFF. CAMERA AIRCRAFT 180 N2827A MADE ABRUPT TURN.

## 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 ANC81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA081), Jul 15, 1981: Cessna U206 (N5289U), Naknek, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N5289U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760702019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760702019239A), Jul 2, 1976: Cessna U206 (N5289U), Palms, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on dry lake bed.

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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