ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355587
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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 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Platinum, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cape Newenham, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97TA098
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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