# NTSB ANC75AA064: Cessna 206, N72109, Bethel, AK, March 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1975
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0337  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750313006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313006979A), Mar 13, 1975: Cessna U206D, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Bare spots on snow covered rwy. Ski nose gr,main gr wheel/skis. Horiz stab hit snow berm,cont flt.

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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