# Accident 19940809020989A: Cessna U206G, Bethel, AK, August 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1994, 12:54 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 64.8994° N, 148.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8994&lon=-148.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756NG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756NG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 300 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020989A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON UPSLOPED GRAVEL STRIP. UNABLE STOP. OVERRAN STRIP. CROSSED A CREEK. STRUCK FAR BANK. OVERTURNED.

## 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 ANC94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA102), Aug 9, 1994: Cessna 206 (N756NG), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE STRENGTH OF THE TAILWIND AND DID NOT PERFORM A GO-AROUND IN A TIMELY FASHION SO AS TO AVOID LANDING THE AIRPLANE HALFWAY DOWN THE STRIP. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WET…

## Other reports on N756NG (2)

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

- [Accident 19890914034919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914034919A), Sep 14, 1989: Cessna U206G (N756NG), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast,reported no brakes, hit parked aircraft off end of runway. Brakes found to work normally.
- [Incident 19870407019509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407019509I), Apr 7, 1987: Cessna U206G (N756NG), Seward, AK, Minor damage. Landed on beach, nose wheel sank in soft sand causing propeller to strike ground.

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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