# Accident 19950425019839A: Cessna 207A, Old Harbor, AK, April 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1995, 19:40 local time
- Place: Old Harbor, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 57.2109° N, 153.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2109&lon=-153.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1769U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769U-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425019839A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED PASS CLOSED. ELECTED TO TRY ANYWAY. SAW PASS CLOSED. LOST CONTROL DUE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TURNING BACK.

## 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 ANC95LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA049), Apr 26, 1995: Cessna 207 (N1769U), Old Harbor, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. THE WHITEOUT CONDITION WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1769U (2)

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

- [Incident 19870519021919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519021919I), May 19, 1987: Cessna 207A (N1769U), Hooper Bay, AK. Engine roughness before seizure. Safe landing on an island. Piston rod separated from the crankshaft.
- [Incident 19801113079649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113079649I), Nov 13, 1980: Cessna 207A (N1769U), Aniak, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown. Drag link bolt had sheared, allowing nose gear to shift in mounting.

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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