19791025040049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Venetie, AK · October 25, 1979

Date
October 25, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Venetie, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1684U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA007
Reported as
Cessna 207
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,573 total400 in this make and model383 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Iced-over windshield, low altitude, low ceiling. Opened throttle to clear hill. Engine quit. Fuel select empty cell

As the FAA filed it

ICED-OVER WINDSHIELD, LOW ALTITUDE, LOW CEILING. OPENED THROTTLE TO CLEAR HILL. ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SELECT EMPTY CELL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.