59.9316° N, 164.0281° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KIPNUK (IIK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 10, 1988 · 13:50 local
Place
Kipnuk, AK
Airport
Kipnuk Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HERA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73480
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total585 in this make and model375 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Taxiing for takeoff over snowdrift. Nose dropped and tail rose into wind damaging prop and wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF OVER SNOWDRIFT. NOSE DROPPED AND TAIL ROSE INTO WIND DAMAGING PROP AND WING TIP.