# Incident 19801113079649I: Cessna 207A, Aniak, AK, November 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1980, 15:49 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1769U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769U-2012-08-13) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113079649I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. DRAG LINK BOLT HAD SHEARED, ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO SHIFT IN MOUNTING.

## Other reports on N1769U (2)

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

- [Accident 19950425019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425019839A), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 207A (N1769U), Old Harbor, AK, Destroyed. Advised pass closed. Elected to try anyway. Saw pass closed. Lost control due whiteout conditions turning back.
- [Incident 19870519021919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519021919I), May 19, 1987: Cessna 207A (N1769U), Hooper Bay, AK. Engine roughness before seizure. Safe landing on an island. Piston rod separated from the crankshaft.

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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