- Date
- March 13, 1975
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72109Cessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750313006979A
- Case key
- 147928
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0337 75/3/13 BETHEL,AK CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 460 TIME - 0950 N72109 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK NEWTOK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- BARE SPOTS ON SNOW COVERED RWY.SKI NOSE GR,MAIN GR WHEEL/SKIS.HORIZ STAB HIT SNOW BERM,CONT FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72109
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bethel Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.