Accident Cessna U206G N756ZV, Monday 7 July 1997

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Date:	Monday 7 July 1997
Time:	14:45 LT
Type:	Cessna U206G
Owner/operator:	Yute Air Alaska
Registration:	N756ZV
MSN:	U20604495
Year of manufacture:	1978
Total airframe hrs:	7491 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-F17B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Platinum, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Cape Newenham, AK
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The air taxi pilot was landing the float-equipped airplane on his third trip of the day to the accident location. He said that on the accident flight he landed towards the beach with a tailwind. He touched down too close to the beach, and was unable to stop the airplane before it ran upon the beach and nosed over.

Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.

Accident investigation: