# NTSB ANC78FA013: Cessna 206, N1485M, Brevig Mission, AK, January 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Brevig Mission, AK · BREVIG MISSION, AK
- Location: 65.3432° N, 166.5107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brevig Mission, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3432&lon=-166.5107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0698  78/1/24  NR.BREVIG MISSION,AK  CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2211
        TIME - 1015                    N1485M              PX-  0  1  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 391 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TELLER,AK                   NOME,AK                      BREVIG MISSION,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- A/C COLLIDED WITH FROZEN,SNOW COVERED BAY.WX BRIEF FROM OPERATOR BY PHONE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1485M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1485M-2009-06-30), registration cancelled 2009-06-30, S/N U20601485, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (registry code 2073350) (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

## 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 19780124009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124009409A), Jan 24, 1978: Cessna U206E, Brevig Mission, AK, Substantial damage. A/c collided with frozen,snow covered bay. Wx brief from operator hone.

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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