# Accident 19870808047459A: Cessna 207A, Crooked Creek, AK, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Crooked Creek, AK
- Airport: Crooked Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 61.8591° N, 157.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8591&lon=-157.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7371U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7371U-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total, 167 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808047459A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO A RIVER EN ROUTE TO ALTERNATE DUE TO ZERO WEATHER AT DESTINATION.INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL EN ROUTE

## 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 ANC87FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA117), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 207 (N7371U), Crooked Creek, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7371U (1)

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

- [Incident 19860130005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130005509I), Jan 30, 1986: Cessna 207A (N7371U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Landed on frozen lake after encountering freezing rain. Struck a berm and nose gear folded.

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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