ANC79DAG59

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Palmer, AK · July 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1979
Place
Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9111MCessna U206
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790712019419A
Case key
134047

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2333  79/7/12  NR.PALMER,AK          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 4000
        TIME - 1620                    N9111M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINGER LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PALMER,AK                    ILIAMNA LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SUBMERGED OBJECTS DURING TKOF. FLOAT EQUIPPED

Aircraft

Registration
N9111M
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Finger Lake

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.