# Accident 19850511076742A: Cessna 207A, Emmonak, AK, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Emmonak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 62.7890° N, 164.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7890&lon=-164.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1809Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1809Q-2017-04-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,709 total, 3,958 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511076742A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY 9975M, A COMPANY AIRCRAFT THAT MADE A CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID BIRDS. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9975M, Cessna 207A: [Accident 19850511076741A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511076741A)

## 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 ANC85LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA109), May 12, 1985: Cessna 207A (N1809Q), Emmonak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1809Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19980917025379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917025379A), Sep 17, 1998: Cessna 207A (N1809Q), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed at the 1700 foot level of Mt. Noak. The pilot suffered fatal inj. Acft was destroyed. (.4) the airline transport pilot departed on a CFR part 135…
- [Incident 19911123061279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911123061279I), Nov 23, 1991: Cessna 207A (N1809Q), Aniak, AK, Minor damage. Pilot experienced engine problems en route. Returned to Aniak. Engine quit. Forced landing short of airport.
- [Incident 19890714053849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714053849I), Jul 14, 1989: Cessna 207 (N1809Q), Bartlett Cove, AK, Minor damage. Made a hard landing because of poor visibility due to rain on windshield. Bounced and ran off end of runway.

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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