# NTSB ANC77DA070: Cessna 206E, N72018, Tatitlek, AK, August 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1977
- Place: Tatitlek, AK · TATITLEK, AK
- Location: 60.8924° N, 146.6721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tatitlek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8924&lon=-146.6721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3263   77/8/1    TATITLEK,AK         CESSNA 206E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1100
        TIME - 1645                    N72018              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TATITLEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORDOVA,AK                  TATITLEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72018](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72018-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N U206-1255, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206E
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (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: Tatitlek

## 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 19770801035229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801035229A), Aug 1, 1977: Cessna U206D, Tatitlek, AK, Substantial damage. In his June 7, 1990 letter, pilot states undershot landing was due to total engine failure caused by frozen piston.

## Other investigations on N72018 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC78DAG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG66), May 8, 1978: Cessna 206 (N72018), Icy Bay, 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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