# NTSB MKC76AK009: Cessna U206, N9577G, Wht Bear Lake, MN, July 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1975
- Place: Wht Bear Lake, MN · WHT BEAR LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.0652° N, 93.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0652&lon=-93.0129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3597  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9577G-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N U20601777, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (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 19750719028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750719028169A), Jul 19, 1975: Cessna TU206A, Wht Bear Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Water lndg with wheels dwn. Gr ctl knob in dwn and locked psn,green light,gr dwn,found on.

## Other investigations on N9577G (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC85LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA009), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna U-206C (N9577G), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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