# NTSB ANC77DAH03: Cessna 206, N2620X, Anchorage, AK, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAH03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH03-145825

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2672  77/8/19  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2075
        TIME - 1000                    N2620X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP-YENTNA RVR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YENTNA RIVER                FAIRBANKS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- DRAGGED TAILCONE,RUDDER JAMMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2620X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2620X-2003-01-03), registration cancelled 2003-01-03, S/N P206-0120, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (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: Strip-Yentna Rvr

## 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 19770819027179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819027179A), Aug 19, 1977: Cessna P206, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Dragged tailcone,rudder jammed.

## Other investigations on N2620X (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 CHI68F0607](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0607), Feb 24, 1968: Cessna P206 (N2620X), Wyoming, MI, 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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