# Accident 19850207005369A: Cessna 207A, Koyuk, AK, February 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1985, 09:40 local time
- Place: Koyuk, AK
- Airport: Koyuk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RYSA
- Location: 64.9004° N, 157.6895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9004&lon=-157.6895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7329U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329U-1991-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,448 total, 1,006 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207005369A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK SNOWMOBILE DRIVER WHO DARTED ONTO RUNWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS ON ACCESS ROAD.

## 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 ANC85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA046), Feb 7, 1985: Cessna 207A (N7329U), Koyuk, AK, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7329U (2)

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

- [Accident 19890103000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890103000159A), Jan 3, 1989: Cessna 207A (N7329U), Russian Mission, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach. Crash landed on snow covered river due to whiteout. Possible ice in fuel. Engine normal.
- [Incident 19870807051089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807051089I), Aug 7, 1987: Cessna 207A (N7329U), Mt Village, AK, Minor damage. During taxi the nose gear collapsed. Found the aft drag bolt had sheared.

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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