# Accident 19920720026039A: Cessna 207A, Dillingham, AK, July 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1992, 09:22 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 58.8196° N, 157.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8196&lon=-157.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9975M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720026039A

## Narrative

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

FIRE EXTINGUISHER CAME LOOSE, ROLLED UNDER PILOTS FEET. STRUCK HILL TRYING TO GET EXTINGUISHER BACK INTO BRACKET.

## 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 ANC92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA108), Jul 20, 1992: Cessna 207 (N9975M), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT AND CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO SECURE A LOOSE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

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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