# NTSB ANC76DAH44: Cessna 206, N3477L, Tahneth, AK, August 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: Tahneth, AK · TAHNETH, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2635   76/8/7    TAHNETH,AK          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4000
        TIME - 1445                    N3477L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHNETH,AK                  CLEARENCE LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3477L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3477L-2011-06-16), registration cancelled 2011-06-16, S/N U206-0777, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (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 19760807023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807023199A), Aug 7, 1976: Cessna U206B, Tahneth, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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