# Accident 19910327007819A: Cessna 207A, Saint Marys, AK, March 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1991, 16:15 local time
- Place: Saint Marys, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 62.0609° N, 163.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0609&lon=-163.2902&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 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910327007819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HEAVY SNOWSHOWER. REVERSED COURSE INTO WHITE OUT.REVERSED AGAIN TRYING GET BUSH REFERENCE. HIT DEEP SNOW.

## 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 ANC91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA038), Mar 27, 1991: Cessna 207 (N9968M), Saint Marys, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE MANEUVERING ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PIC'S FAILURE TO EVALUATE…

## Other reports on N9968M (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19890812045459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812045459I), Aug 12, 1989: Cessna 207 (N9968M), Ruby, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft struck runway light while taxiing for takeoff. Minor damage to propellers.

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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