# NTSB ANC75DAG01: Cessna U206, N4849F, Paimuit, AK, July 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Paimuit, AK · PAIMUIT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4849F-1975-07-10), registration cancelled 1975-07-10, S/N U206-0549, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (registry code 2073316) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740705021069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705021069A), Jul 5, 1974: Cessna U206A, Paimuit, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on river with 12-18 inch swells. Acft sank.

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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