# Accident 19920808029689A: Cessna 207A, St Michael, AK, August 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1992, 10:50 local time
- Place: St Michael, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EPUC
- Location: 63.4697° N, 162.1094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4697&lon=-162.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9970M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970M-1997-11-07) (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: 923 total, 420 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029689A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. BLAMED FORCE LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECT. VFR NOT ADVISED.

## 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 ANC92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA122), Aug 8, 1992: Cessna 207A (N9970M), St. Michael, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN, AND THE LOW CEILING WEATHER CONDITION.

## Other reports on N9970M (2)

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

- [Incident 19861219074289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861219074289I), Dec 19, 1986: Cessna 207A (N9970M), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged stopping capability on icy ramp. Slid into a parked aircraft. Wind also a factor.
- [Accident 19850415014199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415014199A), Apr 15, 1985: Cessna 207A (N9970M), Port Graham, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff run with snow, ice, slush on runway. Struck snowbank damaging empennage.

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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