# NTSB ANC74AA021: Cessna P206, N2540X, Talkeetna, AK, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2227  73/8/14  NR.TALKEETNA,ALAS     CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1461
        TIME - 1320                    N2540X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CACHE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS             TALKEETNA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND LONG ON SHORT ROUGH GRAVEL STRIP. BRAKING ACTION NIL DUE STRIP COND. TRIED TO GRND LOOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2540X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2540X-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N P2060040, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cache 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 19730814027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814027039A), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna P206, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd long on short rough gravel strip. Braking action nil due strip cond. Tried to grnd loop.

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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