# NTSB ANC79DAG55: Cessna 206, N29029, Kustatan, AK, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Kustatan, AK · KUSTATAN, AK
- Location: 60.7158° N, 151.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kustatan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7158&lon=-151.7475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2806  79/5/19  NR.KUSTATAN,AK        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 163
        TIME - 0920                    N29029              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK.               KENAI,AK.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      46
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT & PAX ON FISHING TRIP.PLT STATED-FORCED LNDG IN OPEN AREA NR KUSTATAN RVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29029](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29029-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N U206-1023, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kenai

## 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 19790519031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519031839A), May 19, 1979: Cessna U206C, Kustatan, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit. Attempted landing in clearing. Hit rough ground. Flipped over. No defects noted.

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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