# NTSB ANC78DAG66: Cessna 206, N72018, Icy Bay, AK, May 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Icy Bay, AK · ICY BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3698   78/5/8    ICY BAY,AK          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N72018              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      39, 3166 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICY BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YAKATAGA,AK                 ICY BAY,AK                   ICY BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72018](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72018-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N U206-1255, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (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: Icy Bay

## 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 19780508014699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508014699A), May 8, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Icy Bay, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N72018 (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 ANC77DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA070), Aug 1, 1977: Cessna 206E (N72018), Tatitlek, AK, 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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