# Incident 19970703024499I: Cessna 207A, Borough, AK, July 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1997, 22:00 local time
- Place: Borough, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6874M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874M-2018-03-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970703024499I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF SHORT SOFT STRIP. BECAME STUCK. GOT LOOSE. SLOW SPEED LIFT OFF. SETTLED IN WATER OFF END STRIP.

## Other reports on N6874M (2)

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

- [Accident 19981008045999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008045999A), Oct 8, 1998: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Napaskiak, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The certificated airline transport pilot, with one passenger, was departing for another airport about 5 miles away. During the takeoff run, the engine…
- [Accident 19810509026619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509026619A), May 9, 1981: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Marshall, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when pilot aborted landing and attempted go around. Factor was turbulence.

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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