# NTSB ANC76DAH85: Cessna 206, N5279U, Bethel, AK, September 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1976
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH85-201344

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279U-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N U2060279, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- 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
- Airport:  River Site

## 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 19760924030619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924030619A), Sep 24, 1976: Cessna U206, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Float dug in while avoiding boat.

## Other investigations on N5279U (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 ANC68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0027), Oct 18, 1967: Cessna U206 (N5279U), Anchorage, AK, 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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