# Accident 19920729034409A: Cessna 207, Yakutat, AK, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXOA
- Location: 59.5094° N, 139.7110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5094&lon=-139.7110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7ME-1997-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729034409A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. REPORT THAT PILOT SCUD RUN FREQUENTLY AND PULLED UP VFR INTO CLOUDS EN ROUTE.

## 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 ANC92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA115), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 207 (N7ME), Yakutat, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AN IMPROPER ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOTS ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND THE OBSCURED WEATHER.

## Other reports on N7ME (1)

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

- [Accident 19780720021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720021899A), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna 207A (N7ME), Dry Bay, AK, Substantial damage

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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