- Date
- July 5, 1974
- Place
- Paimuit, AK · PAIMUIT, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4849FCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740705021069A
- Case key
- 130115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2374 74/7/5 PAIMUIT,ALAS CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 859 TIME - 0845 N4849F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,ALAS RETURN PAIMUIT,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON RIVER WITH 12-18 INCH SWELLS.ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4849F
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4849FRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 1975 · Cessna U206AAirframe modelCessna U206AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.