# NTSB ANC78DA032: Cessna 206, N5187U, Akiachak, AK, April 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1978
- Place: Akiachak, AK · AKIACHAK, AK
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0761  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187U-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 206-0187, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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: Akiachak

## 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 19780423010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423010969A), Apr 23, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Stubble brush in clearway. On company flt plan. Village dirt strip.

## Other investigations on N5187U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC79DA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA024), Dec 8, 1978: Cessna U-206 (N5187U), Sheldons Point, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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