# Accident 20120606012629A: Cessna 207A, Platinum, AK, June 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Platinum, AK
- Airport: Platinum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 59.0156° N, 161.8253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0156&lon=-161.8253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9874M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9874M-2024-08-27) (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 MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120606012629A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD LANDED AND WAS TURNING AROUND TO TAXI TO THE PARKING APRON. HE MISJUDGED HIS LOCATION AND TAXIIED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO AN ADJACIENT DITCH.

## 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 ANC12CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA048), Jun 7, 2012: Cessna 207A (N9874M), Platinum, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently taxied the airplane into a ditch.

## Other reports on N9874M (2)

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

- [Accident 20000906042689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000906042689A), Sep 6, 2000: Cessna 207A (N9874M), Kongiganak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot circled the field before landing and judged the runway to be safe for landing. On landing roll out the airplane hit deep ruts that were not…
- [Incident 19881206067569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206067569I), Dec 6, 1988: Cessna 207A (N9874M), Kalskag, AK, Minor damage. Night landing on snowy runway. Lost directional control when wheel hit snow. Veered into snow berm and spun around.

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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