# NTSB ANC76AA079: Cessna U206, N2141F, Beluga, AK, April 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Beluga, AK · BELUGA, AK
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1330   76/4/4  NR.BELUGA,AK          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2600
        TIME - 0935                    N2141F              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                      BELUGA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- BROKE THRU CRUSTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2141F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2141F), registered now, S/N U206-0341, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19760404022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404022569A), Apr 4, 1976: Cessna U206, Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Broke thru crusted snow.

## Other investigations on N2141F (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC13CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA080), Aug 15, 2013: Cessna U206 (N2141F), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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