- Date
- September 24, 1976
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5279UCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760924030619A
- Case key
- 201344
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2642 76/9/24 BETHEL,AK CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3000 TIME - 2050 N5279U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVER SITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOOPER BAY,AK BETHEL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.FLOAT DUG IN WHILE AVOIDING BOAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5279U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- River Site
N5279URegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Cessna U206Airframe modelCessna U206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5279U · 1
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