# Accident 19850812038849A: Cessna 207A, Mountain Villag, AK, August 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Villag, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.0902° N, 163.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0902&lon=-163.7098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9480M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9480M-1989-04-13) (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: 1,394 total, 613 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812038849A

## Narrative

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

TURNED INTO WRONG VALLEY AND WAS UNABLE TO EXECUTE A 180. IMPACTED TERRAIN. WEATHER FACTOR, UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE.

## 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 ANC85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA151), Aug 12, 1985: Cessna C-207 (N9480M), Mountain Villag, AK, substantial damage

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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