# Accident 19850415014199A: Cessna 207A, Port Graham, AK, April 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1985, 08:35 local time
- Place: Port Graham, AK
- Airport: Port Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKAA
- Location: 59.3994° N, 151.3205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3994&lon=-151.3205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9970M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970M-1997-11-07) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415014199A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF RUN WITH SNOW, ICE, SLUSH ON RUNWAY. STRUCK SNOWBANK DAMAGING EMPENNAGE.

## 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 ANC85LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA062), Apr 15, 1985: Cessna 207 (N9970M), Port Graham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9970M (2)

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

- [Accident 19920808029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029689A), Aug 8, 1992: Cessna 207A (N9970M), St Michael, AK, Substantial damage. Indicates pilot flew into side of cloud obscured mountain. Blamed force landing. No engine defect. VFR not advised.
- [Incident 19861219074289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861219074289I), Dec 19, 1986: Cessna 207A (N9970M), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged stopping capability on icy ramp. Slid into a parked aircraft. Wind also a factor.

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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