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| Date: | Thursday 29 August 1991 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Cliff Gurske |
| Registration: | N2070K |
| MSN: | 206-0196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11350 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kelly River, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Noatak River, AK |
| Kelly Bar, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NOATAK RIVER AFTER THE PILOT DROPPED OFF SOME PASSENGERS. THE DESTINATION WAS THE KELLY RIVER AND THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING ON THE SAND BAR AND DURING ROLL OUT, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DITCH AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE JUDGMENT IN DECIDING TO LAND A TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE ON A SANDBAR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA139
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 2013 | N2070K | Sky Dive Iowa Inc | 1 | Skydive Iowa Airport (09IA), Brooklyn, IA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 16:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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