# Accident 19781020036699A: Cessna 207A, Atkasuk, AK, October 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1978
- Place: Atkasuk, AK
- Airport: Atkasuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N7301U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7301U-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,635 total, 292 in this make and model, 335 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020036699A

## Narrative

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

RUNWAY HAS 5 UPSLOPE,COVERED WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

## 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 ANC79DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA009), Oct 20, 1978: Cessna 207A (N7301U), Atkasuk, AK, substantial damage

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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