# NTSB ANC81DA106: Cessna U206F, N35937, Cantwell, AK, September 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1981
- Place: Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1810   81/9/1  NR.CANTWELL,AK        CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N35937              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            36, 2434 TOTAL HOURS, 290
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLORADO STATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CANTWELL,AK                  ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- DEFLECTOR CONE ON INSIDE OF L MUFFLER,PN 1250250-5,FAILED,OBSTD EXHAUST.COLLIDE W HVY BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35937](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35937), registered now, S/N U20602812, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colorado Station

## 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 19810901063799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901063799A), Sep 1, 1981: Cessna U206F, Colorado Statio, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane slowed on takeoff run, aborted late, ran into trees at end of runway. Exhaust blocked by muffler baffles.

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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