# Accident 19851215062119A: Cessna 207A, Napaskiak, AK, December 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Napaskiak, AK
- Airport: Napaskiak
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 60.7029° N, 161.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPASKIAK (PKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7029&lon=-161.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6497H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497H-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,568 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 399 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215062119A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO AREA OF LOW CEILING. FOG AND FREEZING RAIN. ICE ON WINDSHIELD. STRUCK RIVER ICE TURNING TO LAND.

## 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 ANC86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA014), Dec 15, 1985: Cessna C-207 (N6497H), Napaskiak, 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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