# Accident 19791025040049A: Cessna 207, Venetie, AK, October 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Venetie, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 67.0207° N, 146.3743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venetie, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0207&lon=-146.3743&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1684U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1684U-1980-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,573 total, 400 in this make and model, 383 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025040049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC80FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA007), Oct 25, 1979: Cessna 207 (N1684U), Venetie, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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