# NTSB ANC79DAA05: Cessna U-206, N59199, Prudhoe Bay, AK, January 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1979
- Place: Prudhoe Bay, AK · PRUDHOE BAY, AK
- Location: 70.2553° N, 148.3372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prudhoe Bay, AK, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2553&lon=-148.3372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0055  79/1/11    PRUDHOE BAY,AK      CESSNA U-206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2406
        TIME - 1405                    N59199              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRUDHOE BAY ARCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARTER ISLAND,AK            PRUDHOE BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       22
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59199](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59199-1980-11-19), registration cancelled 1980-11-19, S/N U206-02633 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U-206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prudhoe Bay Arco

## 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 19790111000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111000699A), Jan 11, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Prudhoe Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was blown over by wind as it taxied to the ramp after landing.

## Other investigations on N59199 (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 ANC81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA004), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna U20GF (N59199), Deadhorse, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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