# NTSB ANC80FA027: Cessna U206G, N756CV, Kasigluk, AK, January 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1980
- Place: Kasigluk, AK · KASIGLUK, AK
- Location: 60.8635° N, 162.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kasigluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8635&lon=-162.5387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1532  80/1/29  NR.KASIGLUK,AK        CESSNA U206G        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 16000
        TIME - 1330                    N756CV              PX-  1  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKOLMIUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KASIGLUK,AK                  BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR 3 TIMES,STARTED TWICE,EMITTED DARK SMOKE,NO FIRE.BOOST PUMP FND"HI"PSN.FROST ON WINGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756CV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756CV-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N U20603992, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (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: Akolmiut

## 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 19800129002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129002139A), Jan 29, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Kasigluk, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit due to water and dirt in fuel tank. Plane crashed on field airstrip.

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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