# NTSB ANC27LA001: Cessna U206F, N9572G, Meadow Lakes, AK, October 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 1, 2026, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Meadow Lakes, AK
- Coordinates: 61.7165, -149.5614
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7165&lon=-149.5614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC27LA001
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC27LA001

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9572G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9572G), registered now, S/N U20601772, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20601772
- Year built: 1972
- Airframe hours: 10591
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 8, 2026
- Departed: 4AK6, Wasilla, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft broken
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.82 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Observed at: AWS, 9 nm away
- METAR: PAWS 012056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN006 BKN010 OVC026 02/01 A2982 RMK AO2 RAE30B55UPB30E55 SLP073 P0000 60000 T00170011 53012 FZRANO $

## Other investigations on N9572G (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 ANC23LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA022), Feb 14, 2023: Cessna U206F (N9572G), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in flat light conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a snow berm.

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.

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