# Accident 19811210079619A: Cessna 207A, Tyonek, AK, December 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Airport: Timber
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.0681° N, 151.1369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyonek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0681&lon=-151.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9461M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9461M-1991-03-29) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210079619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WATER OF COOK INLET SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. POSSIBLE OVER-LOADING PROBLEM.

## 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 ANC82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA010), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 207A (N9461M), Tyonek, AK, destroyed, 4 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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