# NTSB ANC79DAG17: Cessna U206A, N4SF, Hooper Bay, AK, October 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1978
- Place: Hooper Bay, AK · HOOPER BAY, AK
- Location: 61.5099° N, 166.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooper Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5099&lon=-166.1107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3963  78/10/23   HOOPER BAY,AK       CESSNA U206A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4602
        TIME - 1630                    N4SF                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOPER BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOOPER BAY,AK               CHEVAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4SF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4SF-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N U2060733, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hooper Bay

## 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 19781023040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781023040599A), Oct 23, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Hooper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Gusts to 30 knots.

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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