- Date
- April 23, 1978
- Place
- Akiachak, AK · AKIACHAK, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5187UCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780423010969A
- Case key
- 142812
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0761 78/4/23 AKIACHAK,AK CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3080 TIME - 1715 N5187U PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKIACHAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK BETHEL,AK AKIACHAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- STUBBLE BRUSH IN CLEARWAY.ON COMPANY FLT PLAN.VILLAGE DIRT STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5187U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akiachak
N5187URegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Cessna 206Airframe modelCessna 206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5187U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.