# Accident 19810804050149A: Cessna 207A, Dillingham, AK, August 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KWAA
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9552M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9552M-2013-05-23) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,704 total, 173 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804050149A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK SIDE OF BOX CANYON WHEN A TURNAROUND DUE TO RISING TERRAIN WAS ATTEMPTED.

## 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 ANC81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA091), Aug 4, 1981: Cessna 207A (N9552M), Dillingham, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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