# NTSB ANC73AA010: Cessna U206C, N29179, Chignik, AK, August 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1972
- Place: Chignik, AK · CHIGNIK, AK
- Location: 56.2956° N, 158.3877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2956&lon=-158.3877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3335   72/8/9    CHIGNIK,ALAS        CESSNA U206C        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9000
        TIME - 0930                    N29179              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIGNIK BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHIGNIK LAGOON,ALAS         CHIGNIK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL UPPER SCISSOR COLLAR,P/N1243811-1,FRACTURED BOLT.NOSE WHEEL COCKED ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29179](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29179-1991-01-31), registration cancelled 1991-01-31, S/N U2061145 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chignik Bay

## Other investigations on N29179 (2)

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 ANC78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA015), Jan 24, 1978: Cessna 206 (N29179), Point Spencer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71FAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG09), Jul 23, 1970: Cessna U206C (N29179), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

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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