# Accident 19970117000739A: Cessna 207A, Tununak, AK, January 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tununak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YADA
- Location: 60.6003° N, 165.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6003&lon=-165.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9603M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9603M-2002-11-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,825 total, 1,405 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117000739A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS ENROUTE. PULLED UP INTO CLOUDS TO REVERSE COURSE AND IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA022), Jan 17, 1997: Cessna 207A (N9603M), Tununak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were: low…

## Other reports on N9603M (1)

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

- [Incident 19830929063889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929063889I), Sep 29, 1983: Cessna 207A (N9603M), Ruby, AK, Minor damage. Lost control on crosswind takeoff. Aborted and ran off runway down a 15 foot dirt bank.

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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