# NTSB ANC84LA180: Cessna U206, N5015U, Hartman River, AK, September 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1984, 19:00 local (Sep 10, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Hartman River, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4374/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA180

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command
  - climb - not possible, pilot in command
- Nose over, other
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE RIGHT GEAR COLLIDED WITH BRUSH SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5015U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2060015
- Airframe hours: 8500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James E. Blees
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 1, 1984, 25 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 8,200 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 160 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840909051389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909051389A), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna 206CESSNA, Hartman River, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft settled after liftoff from a rough strip. The wheels hit brush at end of strip. Aircraft nosed 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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