# Accident 19860714032629A: Cessna 207, Ekuk, AK, July 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ekuk, AK
- Airport: Ekuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YUAA
- Location: 58.8199° N, 157.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8199&lon=-157.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1704U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1704U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,212 total, 90 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714032629A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCH AND GO TO VERIFY LANDING CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL AND STRUCK A LOG IN GRASS.

## 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 ANC86LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA106), Jul 14, 1986: Cessna 207 (N1704U), Ekuk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1704U (3)

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

- [Accident 20130306003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130306003259A), Mar 6, 2013: Cessna 207 (N1704U), Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft N1704U fifteen minutes out of bet on flight to klg in cruise at 1000 feet. Engine made very loud whine noise and started losing power. PIC called bet…
- [Incident 20081016849499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081016849499I), Oct 16, 2008: Cessna 207 (N1704U), Bethel, AK, No damage. (-23) The aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot landed on a sand bar on the kuskokwim river. No damage was incurred to the aircraft. The pilot was the only…
- [Incident 19930211008469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930211008469I), Feb 11, 1993: Cessna 207 (N1704U), Chefornak, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a direct crosswind landing on an icy runway.

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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