# NTSB ANC81DA002: Cessna 206, N7950N, Pilot Point, AK, October 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1980
- Place: Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Location: 57.5411° N, 157.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5411&lon=-157.7228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3223  80/10/11   PILOT POINT,AK      CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 25000
        TIME - 1230                    N7950N              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOAT PLANE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PILOT POINT,AK              DUCK LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.COMPANY FLT PLN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7950N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7950N-1982-09-30), registration cancelled 1982-09-30, S/N U20603722 (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: Float Plane 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 19801011057019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011057019A), Oct 11, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane settled back to water in takeoff attempt. Struck bank of lake & flipped 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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