# Accident 19970707017089A: Cessna U206G, Platinum, AK, July 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Platinum, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 58.9991° N, 161.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9991&lon=-161.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756ZV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756ZV) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 125 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97TA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970707017089A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. (FROM .4) THE AIR TAXI PILOT WAS LANDING THE FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON HIS THIRD TRIP OF THE DAY TO THE ACCIDENT LOCATION.  HE SAID THAT ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HE LANDED TOWARDS THE BEACH WITH A TAILWIND.  HE TOUCHED DOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE BEACH, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT RAN UPON THE BEACH AND 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 ANC97TA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA098), Jul 7, 1997: Cessna U206G (N756ZV), Platinum, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.

## Other reports on N756ZV (3)

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

- [Incident 20170722014781I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722014781I), Jul 22, 2017: Cessna U206G (N756ZV), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. The PIC misjudged the distance from the wingtip to the fuselage of the other airplane during a taxi turn into a tight spot. While the parked airplane sustained…
- [Incident 19910629034239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629034239I), Jun 29, 1991: Cessna U206G (N756ZV), Cape Newenham, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on water and waited for boat to pick up cargo. Wind gust tipped aircraft onto its right side.
- [Incident 19900507046459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507046459I), May 7, 1990: Cessna U206G (N756ZV), Togiak, AK, Minor damage. Contacted a sling cable suspended below a helicopter. Landed without incident.

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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