# Accident 19910210003159A: Cessna 207, Kivalina, AK, February 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1991, 13:20 local time
- Place: Kivalina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 67.7306° N, 164.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.7306&lon=-164.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9651M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9651M) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,811 total, 80 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210003159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. WAS FLYING IN WHITE OUT CONDITION. STATED HILL INVISIBLE RIGHT TO IMPACT.

## 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 ANC91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA027), Feb 10, 1991: Cessna 207 (N9651M), Kivalina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE IN NOT IDENTIFYING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PIC AND THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N9651M (4)

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

- [Accident 20240602005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240602005249A), Jun 2, 2024: Cessna 207A (N9651M), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. The airman was cleared by ATC to takeoff runway 1L in behtlel, AK. The airman was in a company Cessna 207 [privacy data omitted]. The airplane was cargo only.…
- [Incident 20131028021339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131028021339I), Oct 28, 2013: Cessna 207A (N9651M), False Pass, AK, No damage. The pilot aborted a landing with insufficient runway left. The main wheels contacted a berm and dragged in the overrun before the aircraft became airborne.
- [Incident 20080713841399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080713841399I), Jul 13, 2008: Cessna 207 (N9651M), Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on hallo bay which is a sandy beach. On takeoff from hallo bay aircraft didn't accelerate as quickly as pilot expected. Before rotation…
- [Accident 19881228056939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228056939A), Dec 28, 1988: Cessna 207A (N9651M), Kivalina, AK, Substantial damage. Reported partial power loss and flew into the snow covered ground at night trying to find the designated airport.

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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