ANC80DAG18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Marshall, AK · December 4, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1979
Place
Marshall, AK · MARSHALL, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9575GCessna 206
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791204037639A
Case key
132861

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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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3-4000   79/12/4   MARSHALL,AK         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N9575G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 6831 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANVIK,AK                    MARSHALL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS

Aircraft

Registration
N9575G
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marshall

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9575G · 3

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