# NTSB ANC79DA062: Cessna U206, N9129M, Emmonak, AK, June 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1979
- Place: Emmonak, AK · EMMONAK, AK
- Location: 62.7757° N, 164.5101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmonak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7757&lon=-164.5101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1151  79/6/26    EMMONAK,AK          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 192
        TIME - 1200                    N9129M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMONAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTLIK,AK                   EMMONAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GUSTS TO 12 KNOTS.RUNWAY NOTAMED CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9129M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9129M-2013-11-06), registration cancelled 2013-11-06, S/N U20601529, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- 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
- Airport: Emmonak

## 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 19790626012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626012749A), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 207, Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot runway when landing on short,wet strip. Claims brakes failed, but no evidence to substantiate.

## Other investigations on N9129M (2)

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 ANC11LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA061), Jul 9, 2011: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart with minimal fuel and his improper fuel management and engine restart procedures, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB ANC97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA138), Sep 2, 1997: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in overload failure of the nose gear and a nose over. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's…

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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