# NTSB ANC74AA056: Cessna 206, N5110U, Karluk, AK, February 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Karluk, AK · KARLUK, AK
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0030  74/2/17    KARLUK,ALAS         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1784
        TIME - 1400                    N5110U              PX-  0  0  2                            TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KARLUK
        OPERATOR - KODIAK WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,ALAS                 KARLUK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- SNOW & ICE ON RWY.HIT WHITE PAINTED ROCKS ON RWY EDGE.COMPANY FAILED TO BRIEF PLT ON ARPT HAZARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5110U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5110U), registered now, S/N 2060110, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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: Karluk

## Other investigations on N5110U (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 ANC09CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA080), Aug 11, 2009: Cessna 206 (N5110U), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff towards an area of rising terrain and potential downdrafts with a fully loaded airplane, which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the airplane's…
- [NTSB ANC69A0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0066), Jun 24, 1969: Cessna 206 (N5110U), 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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