- Date
- December 8, 1978
- Place
- Sheldons Point, AK · SHELDONS POINT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5187UCessna U-206
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781208044879A
- Case key
- 138092
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4360 78/12/8 SHELDONS POINT,AK CESSNA U-206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 960 TIME - 1130 N5187U PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK BETHEL,AK SHELDONS POINT,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 25 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- SIX INCH SNOW DEPTH ON ICE COVERED LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5187U
- Reported as
- Cessna U-206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5187URegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Cessna 206Airframe modelCessna 206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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