# NTSB ANC79DA024: Cessna U-206, N5187U, Sheldons Point, AK, December 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1978
- Place: Sheldons Point, AK · SHELDONS POINT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187U-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 206-0187, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U-206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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 19781208044879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208044879A), Dec 8, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Sheldon Point, AK, Substantial damage. Six inch snow depth on ice covered lake.

## Other investigations on N5187U (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 ANC78DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA032), Apr 23, 1978: Cessna 206 (N5187U), Akiachak, 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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