# Accident 19951103035889A: Cessna 207, Toksook Bay, AK, November 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1995, 16:47 local time
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK
- Airport: Toksook Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 60.5395° N, 165.1397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5395&lon=-165.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,732 total, 43 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103035889A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT GROUND EFFECT. PUT ON FULL FLAPS THEN DUMPED THEM. STRUCK RISING TERRAIN. SNOW ON WINGS ALSO.

## 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 ANC96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA012), Nov 3, 1995: Cessna 207 (N88BC), Toksook Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning/decision, improper use of the flaps, and inadequate removal of snow/frost from the wings of the airplane. An upsloping runway and snow conditions were factors in the…

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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