# Incident 19970427014569I: Cessna 208, Kotzebue, AK, April 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1997, 06:29 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,715 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427014569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 04/27/97 AT 6:25 A CESSNA CARAVAN, N303GV, DEPARTED KOTZEBUE, ALASKA WITH THE TAIL STAND ATTACHED.

## Other reports on N303GV (2)

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

- [Incident 20121202026059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121202026059I), Dec 2, 2012: Cessna 208B (N303GV), Atqasuk, AK, Minor damage. Upon aircraft landing flare out by fo prior to touchdown, secured cargo (approx. 2500 lbs packaged wood flooring) inside aircraft under cargo straps/net…
- [Accident 20051219029599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051219029599A), Dec 19, 2005: Cessna 208B (N303GV), Brevig Mission, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to make a 180 degree turn on the runway for back taxi to parking. As the aircraft turned broadside to the approximately 40 knot wind the…

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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