# NTSB ANC78FAA28: Cessna 206, N625Q, Unalakleet, AK, July 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Unalakleet, AK · UNALAKLEET, AK
- Location: 63.8930° N, 160.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unalakleet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8930&lon=-160.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2667  78/7/18    UNALAKLEET,AK       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1101
        TIME - 1130                    N625Q               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 353 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNALAKEET RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNALAKLEET,AK               KALTAG,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SHALLOW SUBMERGED SANDBAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N625Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625Q-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N U206-0354, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: Unalakeet River

## 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 19780718025569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718025569A), Jul 18, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Unalakleet, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Aircraft impacted a shallow submerged sandbar.

## Other investigations on N625Q (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 ANC77DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA032), Feb 21, 1977: Cessna 206 (N625Q), Alexander Crk, 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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