# NTSB ANC74DAG69: Cessna U206, N8015Z, Bethel, AK, October 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4171  73/10/20   BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5531
        TIME - 1820                    N8015Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOOKSOOK,ALAS               BETHEL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SWITCHED TANKS AT LOW ALT,BOOST PUMP OFF.LNDD ON TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8015Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8015Z), registered now, S/N U206-0415, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: Bethel

## 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 19731020040239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020040239A), Oct 20, 1973: Cessna U206, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Switched tanks at low alt,boost pump off. Lndd on tundra.

## Other investigations on N8015Z (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 ANC76DAH39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH39), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna U206 (N8015Z), Chinitna Bay, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DDM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDM21), May 22, 1970: Cessna 206 (N8015Z), Intl Falls, MN, 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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