# Incident 19820813055019I: Cessna 207, Anvik, AK, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 22:30 local time
- Place: Anvik, AK
- Airport: Anvik
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6304° N, 160.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6304&lon=-160.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1717U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 2,250 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82IA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813055019I

## Narrative

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

FLUCTUATING AMMETER. TURNED OFF ELECTRICS. SPARKS AND FIRE BEHIND PANEL ON LANDING. USED PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER

## 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 ANC82IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82IA074), Aug 14, 1982: Cessna 207 (N1717U), Near Anvik, AK, incident, minor damage

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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