# NTSB ANC78DA001: Cessna U206F, N7353Q, Afognak Isl, AK, September 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Afognak Isl, AK · AFOGNAK ISL, AK
- Location: 58.2622° N, 152.5883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afognak Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2622&lon=-152.5883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3807  77/9/21    AFOGNAK ISL,AK      CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0840                    N7353Q              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 46, 3700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KODIAK,AK                   RETURN                       AFOGNAK ISL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY TELEPHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          OTHER
        REMARKS- APPROACHING SHORE LINE ENCOUNTERED STRONG DWN DRAFTS ABORTED TAKE-OFF. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7353Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7353Q-2013-12-04), registration cancelled 2013-12-04, S/N U20602180, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (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: Minor damage

## 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 19770921041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921041039A), Sep 21, 1977: Cessna U206F, Afognak Isl, AK, Substantial damage. Approaching shore line encountered strong dwn drafts aborted take-off. Float equipped.

## Other investigations on N7353Q (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 ANC92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA007), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna U206 (N7353Q), Scammon Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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