# NTSB ANC81DAG93: Cessna 206, N5178U, Cordova, AK, September 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1981
- Place: Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3393  81/9/28  NR.CORDOVA,AK         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6500
        TIME - 1230                    N5178U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORDOVA,AK                   KENAI,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM BEACH,HIT SOFT SPOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5178U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178U-1982-11-23), registration cancelled 1982-11-23, S/N 2060178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810928063859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063859A), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Cordova, AK, Destroyed. Pilot attempting takeoff from beach. Lost directonal control and flipped inverted.

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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