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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · St Marys, AK · June 16, 1986

Date
June 16, 1986 · 19:55 local
Place
St Marys, AK
Airport
St Marys
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UATA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9699M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86FA078
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,644 total2,293 in this make and model282 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed flying low in formation. Pulled up and stalled trying to avoid a powerline. Aircraft crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED FLYING LOW IN FORMATION. PULLED UP AND STALLED TRYING TO AVOID A POWERLINE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.