# NTSB ANC79DA003: Cessna TU206E, N9418G, Kenai, AK, October 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3297   78/10/9 NR.KENAI,AK           CESSNA TU206E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 6358
        TIME - 1315                    N9418G              PX-  0  0  1  COMPANY FLIGHT            TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK               KENAI,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9418G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9418G-2021-12-21), registration cancelled 2021-12-21, S/N U20601618 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206E
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206e) (registry code 2073352) (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: Butler

## 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 19781009038179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009038179A), Oct 9, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Kenai, 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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