# Accident 20041011032309A: Cessna 207A, Chefornak, AK, October 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2004, 09:19 local time
- Place: Chefornak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 60.1492° N, 164.2856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1492&lon=-164.2856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5277J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277J) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,295 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041011032309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OCTOBER 11, 2004, ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES AN AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE HOLDER OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 AS A COMMUTER OPERATOR, CONDUCTED FLIGHT #63, ORIGINA KIPNUK, AK AND DESTINED FOR CHEFORNAK, AK. A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA CE-207 AIRPLANE, N5277J, CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE OCCUPANTS CONSISTED OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KIPNUK AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 ADT, AT APPROXIMATELY 0919 ADT WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE CHEFORNAK AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE WHICH PENETRATED THE WINDSCREEN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURIES TO THE AIRPLANE OCCUPANTS. BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE WINDSCREEN THE COMPANY REPLACED THE WINDSCREEN.

## 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 ANC05CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA005), Oct 11, 2004: Cessna 207 (N5277J), Chefornak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a bird while on final approach to land.

## Other reports on N5277J (2)

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

- [Incident 20230717005609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717005609I), Jul 17, 2023: Cessna 207A (N5277J), Toksook Bay, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing out form ramp area at Toksook Bay, the PIC heard a noise outside of the aircraft and decided to return to the ramp area and shutdown to…
- [Incident 19950122009049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950122009049I), Jan 22, 1995: Cessna 207A (N5277J), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed toksook bay for Bethel, Alaska with mail onboard. While descending into Bethel, Alaska the aircraft experienced a rough running…

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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