# Incident 19790614015959I: Cessna 207, Wainwright, AK, June 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wainwright, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.6463° N, 159.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6463&lon=-159.9585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6299H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6299H-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614015959I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR SANK IN SOFT SAND DURING TAKEOFF FROM SANDBAR, PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N6299H (1)

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

- [Accident 19970403004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403004319A), Apr 3, 1997: Cessna 207A (N6299H), Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Veered off landing in severe gusty crosswind. Nose wheel dug in snow. 207 nosed over. Wind component exceeded.

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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