# Accident 19851014056269A: Cessna 207A, Nelson Island, AK, October 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1985, 14:50 local time
- Place: Nelson Island, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N9570M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9570M-1986-06-13) (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: 8,660 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014056269A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND BELLY FIRST ON BLUFF AFTER LOOSING CONTROL IN TURBULENCE.

## 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 ANC86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA003), Oct 14, 1985: Cessna 207A (N9570M), Nelson Island, 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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