# Accident 19960903029769A: Cessna 207A, Kotzebue, AK, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 67.2398° N, 161.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2398&lon=-161.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7396U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7396U) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903029769A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A GOOSE IN CRUISE. LEFT WING DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA144), Sep 3, 1996: Cessna 207 (N7396U), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encouter with bird(s)/geese, which resulted in a bird strike.

## Other reports on N7396U (5)

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

- [Incident 20040921028489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040921028489I), Sep 21, 2004: Cessna 207A (N7396U), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot while taxiing into a none movement area at Tampa airport hit helicopter dolly with aircraft propeller causing minor damage.
- [Incident 19920408018709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920408018709I), Apr 8, 1992: Cessna 207 (N7396U), Bullen Point, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing on road left gear dropped into snow covered hole. Gear damaged.
- [Incident 19861201072439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861201072439I), Dec 1, 1986: Cessna 207A (N7396U), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Forced landing after crankshaft broke between journals.
- [Accident 19850111002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850111002109A), Jan 11, 1985: Cessna 207A (N7396U), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. While circling awaiting clearance, ice formed on aircraft. Pilot failed to maintain altitude and contacted ground.
- [Accident 19800423029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423029019A), Apr 23, 1980: Cessna 207A (N7396U), Stebbens, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to abort takeoff on snow and ice runway. One wheel dug in and caused crash.

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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