# NTSB ANC77DA032: Cessna 206, Alexander Crk, AK, February 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: February 21, 1977
- Place: Alexander Crk, AK · ALEXANDER CRK, AK
- Location: 61.4218° N, 150.5999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 1, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0150  77/2/21    ALEXANDER CRK,AK    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 9200
        TIME - 1600                    N625Q               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                ALEXANDER CRK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SNOW AND SLUSH ON RWY.
```

## Sequence of events

- Taxi-from runway

## Aircraft

- Registration: N625Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625Q-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: ALEXANDER CREEK
- FAA reports: 19770221003279A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770221003279A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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