# Accident 19800208002739A: Cessna 207, Atkasuk, AK, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 21:00 local time
- Place: Atkasuk, AK
- Airport: Atkasuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JENA
- Aircraft: N1738U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738U-1997-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,315 total, 202 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED STATIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

## 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 ANC80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA028), Feb 8, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1738U), Atkasuk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1738U (1)

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

- [Incident 19790517200459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517200459I), May 17, 1979: Cessna 207 (N1738U), Barrow, AK. Engine failed due to faulty cylinder.

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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