# Accident 19800721027089A: Cessna 207A, Pilot Station, AK, July 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pilot Station, AK
- Airport: Pilot Station
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.9615° N, 162.9424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PILOT STATION (0AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9615&lon=-162.9424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7320U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7320U) (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 207A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721027089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT EQUIPMENT ON RUNWAY DURING LANDING.

## 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 ANC80DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA070), Jul 21, 1980: Cessna 207 (N7320U), Pilot Station, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7320U (1)

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

- [Accident 20190506004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004069A), May 6, 2019: Cessna 207A (N7320U), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed and was launched into the air by a bump (frost heave), causing the aircraft to bounce several times, causing the nose gear to fail.

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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