# Accident 19881221055449A: Cessna 207, Kotzebue, AK, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 11:05 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 67.2407° N, 161.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2407&lon=-161.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9948M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9948M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,707 total, 83 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055449A

## Narrative

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

HELD IN FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. STALLED ON LEVEL OFF.

## 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 ANC89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA025), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna 207 (N9948M), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9948M (1)

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

- [Incident 20121012024569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121012024569I), Oct 12, 2012: Cessna 207A (N9948M), Tuluksak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed and was taxiing to pick up passenger, first flight in for pilot that day to tulusak (tlt). Sun was low on horizon and in pilots eyes blinding him.…

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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