# Accident 19810928063859A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Cordova, AK, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5178U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178U-1982-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM BEACH.LOST DIRECTONAL CONTROL AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 ANC81DAG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG93), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna 206 (N5178U), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5178U (2)

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

- [Incident 19790826032869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826032869I), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5178U), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Right gear leg slipped causing aircraft to lean, found sheared bolt.
- [Incident 19790821033149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821033149I), Aug 21, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5178U), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. On landing rollout, wing dropped down. Main gear retaining bolt, NR146 41 sheared and gear leg pivoted.

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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