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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Dillingham, AK · March 2, 1985

Date
March 2, 1985 · 09:25 local
Place
Dillingham, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1715U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA049
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total3,500 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into area of low clouds, heavy snowfall. Whiteout conditions, tried to turn back. Wing struck snow, hit ground

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF LOW CLOUDS, HEAVY SNOWFALL. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, TRIED TO TURN BACK. WING STRUCK SNOW, HIT GROUND

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.