# Incident 19970501014449I: Cessna 207, Dillingham, AK, May 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1997, 12:39 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLINGHAM (DLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1764U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1764U-2001-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 75 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501014449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE RETURNED FROM A GREAT FLIGHT WITH GOOD WEATHER. HE LANDED AND PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY, TAXIED TOWARDS PARKING AT THE REFUELING SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A STEEL CARGO PALLET. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEARING THE AREA BEFORE TAXI. THE COMPANY HAS REMOVED THE CARGO PALLETS AND HAS BEGUN MARSHALLING ALL PARKING AIRCRAFT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1764U (1)

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

- [Accident 19981217033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981217033499A), Dec 17, 1998: Cessna 207A (N1764U), Manokotak, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 17, 1998, about 1740 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207A airplane, N1764U, sustained substantial damage after colliding with…

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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