# Incident 19800315045899I: Cessna 207, Russian Mission, AK, March 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1980, 19:44 local time
- Place: Russian Mission, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.7897° N, 161.3617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russian Mission, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7897&lon=-161.3617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1749U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1749U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,108 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315045899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO SELECT PROPER FUEL TANK FOR APPROACH. RAN OUT,UNABLE TO RESTART. LANDED IN RIVER.

## 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 ANC80IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA036), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Russian Msn, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N1749U (3)

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

- [Incident 19900426045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426045239I), Apr 26, 1990: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit after switching tanks. Forced landing in field. Suspect fuel condensation.
- [Incident 19900313037249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900313037249I), Mar 13, 1990: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Kwethluk, AK, Minor damage. Braking action poor on rollout. Ran off end of runway. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19890123001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890123001109A), Jan 23, 1989: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Kalskag, AK, Substantial damage. Landed with landing lights inoperative. Was left of center hit snow berm.

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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