- Date
- July 19, 1975
- Place
- Wht Bear Lake, MN · WHT BEAR LAKE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9577GCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750719028169A
- Case key
- 150482
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3597 75/7/19 WHT BEAR LAKE,MN CESSNA U206 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 316 TIME - 1920 N9577G PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MN WHT BEAR LAKE,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- WATER LNDG WITH WHEELS DWN.GR CTL KNOB IN DWN AND LOCKED PSN,GREEN LIGHT,GR DWN,FOUND ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9577G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9577GRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Cessna U206FAirframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9577G · 1
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