# Accident 19870128001269A: Cessna 207A, Anchorage, AK, January 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1987, 05:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 61.1598° N, 149.9894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1598&lon=-149.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7393U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,842 total, 557 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870128001269A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH. SUSPECT PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY SET ALTIMETER.

## 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 ANC87FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA028), Jan 28, 1987: Cessna 207 (N7393U), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

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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