# NTSB ANC76DAH39: Cessna U206, N8015Z, Chinitna Bay, AK, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Chinitna Bay, AK · CHINITNA BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2750   76/7/3    CHINITNA BAY,AK     CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N8015Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 23, 870 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLDOTNA AK                 CHINITNA BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO SAND AND BROKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8015Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8015Z), registered now, S/N U206-0415, 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 19760703017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703017809A), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna U206, Chinitna Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Nose wheel dug into sand and broke off.

## Other investigations on N8015Z (2)

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 ANC74DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG69), Oct 20, 1973: Cessna U206 (N8015Z), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DDM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDM21), May 22, 1970: Cessna 206 (N8015Z), Intl Falls, MN, substantial damage

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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