# Accident 20010403029599A: Cessna 207, Newtok, AK, April 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2001, 17:15 local time
- Place: Newtok, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.6069° N, 164.5706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6069&lon=-164.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1581U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1581U-2001-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010403029599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED LEAVING NIGHTMUTE, AK, EN-ROUTE TO NEWTOK, AK. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF NEWTOK PILOT EXPERIENCED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND WAS LOSING VISIBILITY. HE EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN AND DURING THE TURN HE EXPERIENCED GROUND-RUSH AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. WEATHER IN THE BETHEL AREA WAS REPORTED BY BETHEL TOWER AS MARGINAL VFR/IFR. AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED BETHAL AT APPROXIMATELY 1548 HOURS IN VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC01LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA046), Apr 4, 2001: Cessna 207 (N1581U), Nightmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate distance/altitude from terrain, resulting in a collision with terrain while…

## Other reports on N1581U (1)

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

- [Incident 20000113000029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000113000029I), Jan 13, 2000: Cessna 207 (N1581U), Kongiganak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot in command attempted to start aircraft at Kongiganak, AK and aircraft would not turn over. Pilot in command enlisted thehelp of the station agent…

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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