# NTSB ANC79DAA22: Cessna 206, N756YN, Barrow, AK, July 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1979
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2306  79/7/16  NR.BARROW,AK          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1500
        TIME - 0930                    N756YN              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARROW,AK                   OKPIKSOU RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON WRONG GRAVEL BAR ABOUT 10 MI SHORT OF DESTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756YN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756YN-1991-05-03), registration cancelled 1991-05-03, S/N U20604464 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (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 19790716014669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716014669A), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on wrong sand bar,nose wheel hit soft sand,airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N756YN (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 ANC82DA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA013), Jan 10, 1982: Cessna U206 (N756YN), Quinhagak, 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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