# NTSB ANC77DAG30: Cessna 206, N1981U, False Pass, AK, January 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: False Pass, AK · FALSE PASS, AK
- Location: 54.8724° N, 163.3343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of False Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.8724&lon=-163.3343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0151  77/1/23    FALSE PASS,AK       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1010
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1981U              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALSE PASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND POINT,AK               FALSE PASS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- A/C STRUCK BARREL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1981U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: False Pass

## 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 19770123001689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001689A), Jan 23, 1977: Cessna U206F, False Pass, AK, Substantial damage. A/c struck barrel

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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