# Accident 20010425007389A: Cessna 207A, Umiat, AK, April 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2001, 17:50 local time
- Place: Umiat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 69.1167° N, 151.4667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.1167&lon=-151.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6295H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6295H-2024-04-05) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010425007389A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL AERIAL GAME SURVEYS AND COULD NOT SEE THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. JUST AFTER COMPLETING A 180 DEGREE TURN THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE GROUND AND CRAHSED.

## 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 ANC01LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA070), Apr 26, 2001: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.

## Other reports on N6295H (3)

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

- [Incident 19950321009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321009089I), Mar 21, 1995: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Wainwright, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: after take-off from Wainwright as, AK. With 2 passengers, the rear cargo door came open at approx. 70 ft. AGL the pilot flew around the pattern and…
- [Incident 19871223076989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871223076989I), Dec 23, 1987: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Atqasuk, AK, Minor damage. Too low on final approach. Landed short. Hit ground. Bounced and slid to a stop short of runway.
- [Incident 19861224083739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861224083739I), Dec 24, 1986: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Kivalina, AK, Minor damage. Slid off icy runway during rollout, struck snow bank. Gusty crosswind landing a factor.

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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