# NTSB ANC79DAG59: Cessna U206, N9111M, Palmer, AK, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2333  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9111M), registered now, S/N U20601511, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (registry code 2073350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Finger Lake

## 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 19790712019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712019419A), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Finger Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float struck bottom during initial part of water takeoff. Acft veered into lake bank.

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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