# Accident 19890811028759A: Cessna 207A, Tanana, AK, August 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 65.1840° N, 152.0551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tanana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1840&lon=-152.0551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6370H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6370H-2001-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811028759A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST WEATHER, BEGAN TO CLIMB TO FILE IFR BUT COLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAINSIDE. FOG, RAIN IN AREA.

## 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 ANC89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA138), Aug 11, 1989: Cessna 207-A (N6370H), Tanana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS. HE FLEW INTO WEATHER THAT WAS KNOWN TO BE ADVERSE, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ADVERSELY AFFECTED HIS ABILITY TO SAFELY COMPLETE THE…

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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