# Accident 19850704031509A: Cessna 207, Jakolof Bay, AK, July 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1985, 10:15 local time
- Place: Jakolof Bay, AK
- Airport: Jakolof Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKAA
- Location: 59.4522° N, 151.5224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAKOLOF BAY (4Z9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4522&lon=-151.5224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1686U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1686U-1993-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704031509A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT ON ROUGH BEACH RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR STRUCK ROCKS AND COLLAPSED.

## 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 ANC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA117), Jul 4, 1985: Cessna 207 (N1686U), Jakolok Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1686U (2)

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

- [Accident 19921106045769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921106045769A), Nov 6, 1992: Cessna 207 (N1686U), Seward, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Continued VFR into IMC. Collided with mountainous island terrain. Lacked training and supervision.
- [Incident 19890803045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803045669I), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 207 (N1686U), Seldovia, AK. Aircraft tried to pull to right on rollout. Found wheel up against cowling. Aft bolt drag link missing.

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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