# Accident 19810319010669A: Cessna 207A, Teller, AK, March 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1981, 09:50 local time
- Place: Teller, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RYSA
- Location: 65.2526° N, 166.3524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2526&lon=-166.3524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73503, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,379 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319010669A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED ICING, LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. ICE ON WINDSIELD. ELECTED TO LAND. STALLED, FLIPPED OVER ON IMPACT.

## 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 ANC81FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA031), Mar 19, 1981: Cessna 207A (N73503), Teller, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73503 (3)

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

- [Accident 20220415002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220415002219A), Apr 15, 2022: Cessna 207A (N73503), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Airman departing runway 22 at Pilot Station, AK. No passengers or cargo onboard. Runway conditions wet with some slush, light rain, winds direct crosswind…
- [Incident 20101002052479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002052479I), Oct 2, 2010: Cessna 207A (N73503), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Airman stated that while taxiing away from his company ramp a parked fork lift forced him to make a ninety degree right turn. As he made the right turn he…
- [Accident 19871206071159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206071159A), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 207A (N73503), Atmautluak, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to land on the unlighted runway but blocked by a snowmobile. Pulled up over it and landed off side runway.

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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