# Accident 19800928044319A: Cessna 207A, Nikiski, AK, September 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1980, 11:05 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Airport: Windward Passage
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6244H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6244H-2013-04-29) (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: 2,301 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928044319A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT ON TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS. FAILED TO CLIMB. STRUCK TREES. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT. GUSTY WIND.

## 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 ANC80FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA103), Sep 28, 1980: Robertson 207A (N6244H), Nikiski, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N6244H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800723086009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723086009I), Jul 23, 1980: Cessna 207 (N6244H), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after a bad night landing. Struck parked airplane. Landing lights off due to fog in area.

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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