# NTSB ANC75AA065: Cessna U206, N1227V, Kenai, AK, March 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1975
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1101  75/3/15  NR.KENAI,AK           CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6182
        TIME - 1000                    N1227V              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEXACO POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KENAI,AK                     ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT SNOWBANK 3.4 HRS BFOR.CRANKSHAFT CKD FOR RUNOUT BUT NOT FOR CRACKS.LND IN 2 FT SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1227V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Texaco Point

## 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 19750315013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750315013989A), Mar 15, 1975: Cessna TU206A, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Acft hit snowbank 3.4 hrs bfor. Crankshaft ckd for runout but not for cracks. Lnd in 2 ft snow.

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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