# Accident 19971215038989A: Cessna 207, Alakanuk, AK, December 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Alakanuk, AK
- Airport: Alakanuk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 62.7103° N, 164.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7103&lon=-164.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707FY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FY-2011-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971215038989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERING ON APPROACH. STRUCK TREES SHORT OF AUK. (-23) FUEL MANAGEMENT BY THE PIC CAUSED FUEL STARVATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.

## 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 ANC98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA012), Dec 15, 1997: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Alakanuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's fuel which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N707FY (2)

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

- [Incident 19931121050129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121050129I), Nov 21, 1993: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Aft rear cargo door came open en route. Inspected locking assembly. Found ok.
- [Accident 19770206002459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206002459A), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Circle Hot Spg, AK, Substantial damage. Plt elected to t/o from rt side of rwy in order to maintain berm in sight for alignment.

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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