# NTSB ANC77DA042: Cessna 206F, N8538Q, Bethel, AK, April 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1977
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0568  77/4/24    BETHEL,AK           CESSNA 206F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 926
        TIME - 1000                    N8538Q              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 905 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL RIV STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   HOLY CROSS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8538Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538Q-1989-06-20), registration cancelled 1989-06-20, S/N U20603394 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bethel Riv Strip

## 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 19770424009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424009689A), Apr 24, 1977: Cessna U206F, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage

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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