# Accident 19931016039449A: Cessna 207A, Kenai, AK, October 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1993, 06:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 60.6603° N, 150.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6603&lon=-150.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208SC-1997-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,487 total, 175 in this make and model, 277 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931016039449A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. CLOUDS AND FOG IN AREA. PILOT NOT USED TO EARLY HOURS MAY HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP.

## 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 ANC94FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA011), Oct 16, 1993: Cessna 207 (N208SC), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF USUAL SLEEP, THE NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION AND HILLY TERRAIN.

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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