# Accident 20050706014889A: Cessna T207, Nanwalek, AK, July 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2005, 19:28 local time
- Place: Nanwalek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3138° N, 151.9141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nanwalek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3138&lon=-151.9141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1621U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1621U-2006-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050706014889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FAA WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT ON JULY 6, 2005. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN A RENTED, WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207 AIRCRAFT FROM MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE CESSNA WAS OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE WERE TWO OTHER SOULS ON BOARD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON WEST AMATULI ISLAND (IN BETWEEN HOMER AND KODIAK, ALASKA). IT IS UNKNOWN EXACTLY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ON JUNE 30, 2005, AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED LEAVING HOMER TO KODIAK AT 0832 AM, ALASKA TIME. WEATHER WAS 1 MILE VISIBILITY MIST. ON JULY 1, 2005, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND DEPARTED HOMER, ALASKA TO A DESTINATION UNKNOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BURNED ON IMPACT. ALL THREE ON BOARD WERE FATALITIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1621U (1)

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

- [Incident 19910804038979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804038979I), Aug 4, 1991: Cessna T207 (N1621U), Denali, AK. Engine seized in flight. Landed safely at airstrip. NR3 cylinder exhaust valve had come off. Oil lost.

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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