# Accident 20080116009939A: Cessna 207, Aniak, AK, January 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TA
- Location: 61.5817° N, 159.5417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5817&lon=-159.5417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1701U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701U-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080116009939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO ANIAK, AK FROM CROOKED CREEK, AK, THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AND CRASH LANDED ON THE RIVER ABOUT A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT AT ANIAK, AK IN WHITE OUT 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 ANC08LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA032), Jan 16, 2008: Cessna 207 (N1701U), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadvertent encounter with IMC conditions, and a whiteout during his attempted go-around from…

## Other reports on N1701U (1)

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

- [Incident 19860513031199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860513031199I), May 13, 1986: Cessna 207 (N1701U), Manokotak, AK. Partial power loss followed by engine pieces flying around the cowling. Landed on sand bar. Found failed rod bolt.

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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