# NTSB ANC77FA009: Cessna U206, N35971, Helmricks Camp, AK, November 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1976
- Place: Helmricks Camp, AK · HELMRICKS CAMP, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3914  76/11/17   HELMRICKS CAMP,AK   CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3100
        TIME - 0850                    N35971              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 694 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELMERICKS CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARROW,AK                   HELMRICKS CAMP,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ENG NOT CLEARED AFTR REDUCING PWR ABEAM THRESHOLD.TRUCK LOCATED ON EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35971](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35971-1979-09-18), registration cancelled 1979-09-18, S/N U20602839, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Helmericks Camp

## 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 19761117039389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761117039389A), Nov 17, 1976: Cessna U206F, Helmricks Camp, AK, Substantial damage. Eng not cleared aftr reducing pwr abeam threshold. Truck located on edge of rwy.

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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