# Accident 20010803039639A: Cessna T207A, Denali Park, AK, August 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Denali Park, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DLIA
- Location: 63.7000° N, 148.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7000&lon=-148.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9794M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9794M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, 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 T207A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 120 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010803039639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THREE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DENALI WILDERNESS LODGE ON WOOD RIVER EAST OF DENALI PARK. ONE AIRCRAFT WENT TO HEALY, AK, THE OTHER TWO WERE RETURNING TO THE BASE OF DENALI AIR, INC. STRIP. WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VMC AT THE TOP OF THE PASS THEY HAD TO EXECUTE. THE C-206 PILOT TOLD THE C-207 PILOT HE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AND RADIO TO HIM THE WEATHER CONDITION. THE CALL CAME IN SAYING THE PASS IS OPEN AND VFR SO THE 207 PILOT FOLLOWED. WHEN REACHING THE PASS SUMMIT, HE THOUGHT HE SAW A BIG HOLE THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAINAGE. HE WENT THAT DIRECTION AND LEARNED THAT WAS A MOUNTAIN THROUGH THE FOG, NOT A HOLE. HE HAD TO DESCEND TO MAINTAIN VFR AND FOUND HIMSELF TRAPPED. TO STAY VISUAL HE LANDED UPHILL ON THE MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ANC01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA099), Aug 3, 2001: Cessna 207 (N9794M), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions after becoming lost/disoriented. Factors in the accident were rising terrain, a blind/box canyon, low clouds, and rain.

## Other reports on N9794M (2)

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

- [Accident 20211120016929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211120016929A), Nov 20, 2021: Cessna 207A (N9794M), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. On November 20, 2021 at approximately 1800 Alaska time, Cessna C-207A N9794M incurred substancial damage in a post landing fire. All 5 passenger including the…
- [Incident 20130703015699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130703015699I), Jul 3, 2013: Cessna 207A (N9794M), Huslia, AK, Substantial damage. Prop struck taxi light

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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