# NTSB ANC81DAG83: Cessna TU206G, N4852U, Talkeetna, AK, August 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1981
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1846  81/8/27  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       CESSNA TU206G       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 396
        TIME - 1030                    N4852U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLDOTNA,AK                TALKEETNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ROUGH STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4852U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4852U-1983-04-08), registration cancelled 1983-04-08, S/N U20605126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Registry model: [Cessna T206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206) (registry code 2073305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Creek

## 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 19810827063359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810827063359A), Aug 27, 1981: Cessna TU206G, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing and decided to goaround. Crashed into trees at end of strip.

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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