# Accident 20000923015809A: Cessna 207A, September 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2000, 14:45 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0292° N, 112.0208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0292&lon=-112.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9439M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439M-2001-09-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000923015809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/23/00 MR. DAVE SCOTT PIC WITH 4 PAX PERFORMED NORMAL PREFLIGHT, TOOK OFF KGON AND ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN HE NOTICED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR TREES AT END OF RWY. PILOT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, TAXIED BACK AND LET OFF ONE PAX THAT WEIGHED 300 LBS. RECALCULATING WEIGHT AND BALANCE, THE PILOT TAXIED BACK AND STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AT 65KIAS HE LIFTED THE NOSE AND 80KIAS HE ROTATED, AS HE REACHED 100AGL AT 2/3 DOWN THE RWY THE A/C CLIMB PERFORMANCE GOT WORSE. THE PILOT COULD ONLY MAINTAIN ABOUT 100AGL. HE FLEW ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KGCN TOWARDS VALLE AIRPORT, AT SUCH TIME HE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND CRASHED A/C INTO TREES. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PAX RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA347), Sep 23, 2000: Cessna 207A (N9439M), Valle, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance and adjustment of the engine magnetos resulting in a loss of optimum performance during a critical takeoff that required peak engine performance.

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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