# Incident 19820921054859I: Cessna 207A, Dillingham, AK, September 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1982, 14:28 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YUAA
- Location: 58.8204° N, 157.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8204&lon=-157.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7394U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7394U-2020-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,845 total, 601 in this make and model, 382 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82IA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820921054859I

## Narrative

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

RAN LEFT FUEL TANK DRY. UNABLE TO RESTART ON FUEL TANK. LANDED IN TUNDRA. REASON FOR NO RESTART UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC82IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82IA095), Sep 21, 1982: Cessna C-207 (N7394U), Near Dillingham, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N7394U (1)

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

- [Incident 19880615060529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615060529I), Jun 15, 1988: Cessna 207A (N7394U), Manokotak, AK. Forced landing due to power loss. Crashed in soft tundra. Found a broken throttle control cable caused power loss.

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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