# Incident 19951116042419I: Cessna 207A, Kotzebue, AK, November 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9641M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9641M-2024-04-05) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,160 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951116042419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED NOATAK, AK FOR KIVILINA ON 11-16-95. AT LEVEL FLIGHT ENGINE BACKFIRED, SMOKE IN CABIN, HEAVY VIBRATION FROM ENGINE. COMPLETED NORMAL LANDING ON ACCESS ROAD TO RED DOG MINE. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN ENGINE CASE.

## Other reports on N9641M (1)

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

- [Incident 19890413020229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413020229I), Apr 13, 1989: Cessna 207A (N9641M), Barrow, AK. Lost directional control on rollout. Runway icy. Slid into a snowbank.

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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