# Accident 19921106045769A: Cessna 207, Seward, AK, November 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1992, 16:20 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TLFA
- Location: 60.7898° N, 145.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7898&lon=-145.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1686U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1686U-1993-07-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,734 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921106045769A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR INTO IMC. COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS ISLAND TERRAIN. LACKED TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.

## 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 ANC93FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA012), Nov 6, 1992: Cessna 207 (N1686U), Montague Island, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL VFR DEPARTURE INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND THE COMPANY CHIEF PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXERCISE ADEQUATE SUPERVISION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE…

## Other reports on N1686U (2)

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

- [Incident 19890803045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803045669I), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 207 (N1686U), Seldovia, AK. Aircraft tried to pull to right on rollout. Found wheel up against cowling. Aft bolt drag link missing.
- [Accident 19850704031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704031509A), Jul 4, 1985: Cessna 207 (N1686U), Jakolof Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Landed short on rough beach runway. Left main and nose gear struck rocks and collapsed.

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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