# Accident 19811106072129A: Cessna 207, Skwentna, AK, November 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1981, 13:05 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91083 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 210 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106072129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN IN MOUNTAIN PASS DURING SNOWSTORM AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ANC82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA006), Nov 6, 1981: Cessna 207 (N91083), Skwentna, AK, destroyed, 2 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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