# NTSB ANC80DA098: Cessna U206, N756CA, Nondalton, AK, September 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1980
- Place: Nondalton, AK · NONDALTON, AK
- Location: 59.9744° N, 154.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nondalton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9744&lon=-154.8636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1958   80/9/6  NR.NONDALTON,AK       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3700
        TIME - 1430                    N756CA              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF CABIN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NONDALTON,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756CA-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N U20603973 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Half Cabin 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 19800906065539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906065539A), Sep 6, 1980: Cessna U206G, Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot claims wind shift after beginning takeoff which caused aircraft to crash into trees.

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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