# Accident 19960417007569A: Cessna 207A, Kotzebue, AK, April 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1996, 12:53 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 67.2404° N, 161.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2404&lon=-161.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6282H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6282H-1997-08-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,815 total, 175 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417007569A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ON SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. NO MECHANICAL. STALL IN BANK.

## 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 ANC96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA049), Apr 17, 1996: Cessna 207 (N6282H), Kotzebue, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above terrain, after becoming spatially disoriented, while maneuvering after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: fog, snow,…

## Other reports on N6282H (4)

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

- [Incident 19910310012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910310012229I), Mar 10, 1991: Cessna 207 (N6282H), Homer, AK. Engine malfunction en route. Precautionary landing. Counterweights had separated from crankshaft.
- [Incident 19890616032989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616032989I), Jun 16, 1989: Cessna 207 (N6282H), Seldovia, AK. Smoke in cockpit due to overheated exhaust muffler. Precautionary landing. Burned foreign material found in muffler
- [Incident 19880511030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511030369I), May 11, 1988: Cessna 207A (N6282H), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Turned aircraft on taxiway to avoid geese. Ran into a taxiway light. Bent a propeller.
- [Incident 19811210087979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210087979I), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 207A (N6282H), Deering, AK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to determine wind direction and landed in 15 to 20 knot tailwind at night. Ran off end of runway.

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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