# NTSB ANC80DAG06: Cessna U206, N733GH, Iliamna, AK, October 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1979
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3977  79/10/10 NR.ILIAMNA,AK         CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2243
        TIME - 1100                    N733GH              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ILIAMNA,AK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 60K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N733GH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791010033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010033079A), Oct 10, 1979: Cessna U206, Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Made water takeoff into severe wind conditions,hit downdraft. Aircraft descended into trees on shoreline.

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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