# NTSB ANC81DA109: Cessna 206, N7617G, Anchorage, AK, September 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1981
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1852   81/9/7  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N7617G              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            58, 23000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUE RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOATPLANE BGN DRAGGING SAND BOTTOM DRG TKOF FM MOUTH OF RVR IN MURKY TIDE WTRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7617G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7617G-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N U206-03769 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sue River

## 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 19810907058119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907058119A), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft floats hit sandbar and flipped inverted during takeoff on river.

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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