# Accident 20010119039969A: Cessna 207A, Kongiganak, AK, January 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2001, 16:35 local time
- Place: Kongiganak, AK
- Airport: Kongiganak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 58.8201° N, 157.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8201&lon=-157.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7340U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7340U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010119039969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING KONGIGANAK AIRPORT WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH. DURING TAKEOFF, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE ICY RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CAUGHT A SNOW BERM ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER IN THE SNOW. THERE WERE NO 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 ANC01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA031), Jan 19, 2001: Cessna 207 (N7340U), Kongiganak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

## Other reports on N7340U (2)

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

- [Accident 19941213047969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941213047969A), Dec 13, 1994: Cessna T207A (N7340U), St Marys, AK, Substantial damage. Transitioning to other bank over frozen river due opposit traffic. Got whiteout condition. Flew into river ice.
- [Accident 19790516015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516015299A), May 16, 1979: Cessna 207 (N7340U), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing on strip under construction, lost control during landing in gusty wind conditions.

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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