# NTSB ANC76AA136: Cessna U206, N29061, Aniak, AK, September 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1976
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2848  76/9/18  NR.ANIAK,AK           CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N29061              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            38, 6450 TOTAL HOURS, 751
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANIAK,AK                   ANIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD 180 DEG WSHFT AFT TKOF W SLOW A/S. PLT AWARE OF POSSIBLE WSHFT PROBLEMS BEFORE TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29061](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29061), registered now, S/N U206-1045, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (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 19760918033639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760918033639A), Sep 18, 1976: Cessna U206C, Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Enctrd 180 deg wshft aft tkof w slow a/s. plt aware of possible wshft problems before tkof.

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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