# Accident 19960604012609A: Cessna 207, Akiachak, AK, June 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Airport: Akiachak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWRA
- Location: 60.8994° N, 161.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8994&lon=-161.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91052 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,277 total, 623 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604012609A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART SHORT GRAVEL STRIP IN CROSSWIND. NOTED SPEED LOSS. ABORTED OVERRAN STRIP. NOSED OVER. WINDSHEAR NOTED.

## 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 ANC96LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA082), Jun 4, 1996: Cessna 207 (N91052), Akiachak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the variable crosswinds and the short 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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