# NTSB ANC80DA013: Cessna 206, N206JP, Gold King Crk, AK, November 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1979
- Place: Gold King Crk, AK · GOLD KING CRK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3485  79/11/20   GOLD KING CRK,AK    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2700
        TIME - 1445                    N206JP              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD KING CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FAIRBANKS,AK                RETURN                       GOLD KING CRK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           36                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR DUG INTO LOOSE SNOW DURING T/O RUN. 8 INCHES LOOSE PACKED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N206JP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206JP-1980-12-30), registration cancelled 1980-12-30, S/N U2060905, built 1967 (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: Gold King Creek

## 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 19791120040369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120040369A), Nov 20, 1979: Bell 206B, Gold King, AK, Substantial damage. Ran off edge of snow-packed runway on takeoff. Wheel hit snowbank. Airplane nosed 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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