# NTSB ANC79DAG41: Cessna U206, N756NW, Larsen Bay, AK, March 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1979
- Place: Larsen Bay, AK · LARSEN BAY, AK
- Location: 57.5509° N, 154.0053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Larsen Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5509&lon=-154.0053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0554  79/3/26  NR.LARSEN BAY,AK      CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1429
        TIME - 1140                    N756NW              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKS CANNERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARSEN BAY,AK              LARSEN BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK-PRESUMED DESTROYED.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756NW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756NW-1981-01-31), registration cancelled 1981-01-31, S/N U20604233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parks Cannery

## 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 19790326006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326006239A), Mar 26, 1979: Cessna U206, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on water with wheels of amphibious floats in the down position, flipped over.

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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