# Incident 19890812045459I: Cessna 207, Ruby, AK, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 14:50 local time
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Airport: Ruby Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 64.7272° N, 155.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUBY (RBY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7272&lon=-155.4699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9968M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9968M-2014-12-01) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 123 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812045459I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS.

## Other reports on N9968M (2)

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

- [Accident 19910327007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910327007819A), Mar 27, 1991: Cessna 207A (N9968M), Saint Marys, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into heavy snowshower. Reversed course into white out. Reversed again trying get bush reference. Hit deep snow.
- [Incident 19900719044829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719044829I), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 207 (N9968M), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. Left wing tip hit rudder of parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff.

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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