# NTSB ANC71AA044: Cessna 206, N5162U, Mckinley, AK, February 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1971
- Place: Mckinley, AK · MCKINLEY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4250  71/2/27    MCKINLEY,ALAS        CESSNA 206         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N5162U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 29, 1648 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              MCKINLEY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L WNG AND NS GR DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5162U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wood River

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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