# Accident 19771223042189A: Cessna 207, Iliamna, AK, December 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1656U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1656U-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,222 total, 331 in this make and model, 307 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223042189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC78DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA007), Dec 23, 1977: Cessna 207 (N1656U), Iliamna, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N1656U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750825031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750825031509A), Aug 25, 1975: Cessna 207 (N1656U), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Go arnd frm apch to road. Cont flt & crash lnd.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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