# NTSB ANC74AA003: Cessna U206B, N709FY, Bettles, AK, July 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1973
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1852  73/7/11  NR.BETTLES,ALAS       CESSNA U206B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N709FY              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 27, 2634 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            216 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROSPECT CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BETTLES,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 30K SHIFTED DURING LDG FLARE. GO ARND ATTEMPTED INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N709FY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prospect Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730711023719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730711023719A), Jul 11, 1973: Cessna U206A, Bettles, AK, Destroyed. Wind gusting to 30K shifted during ldg flare. Go arnd attempted into rising terrain.

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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