# Accident 20180225004399A: Cessna 207, Newtok, AK, February 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Newtok, AK
- Airport: Newtok
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.9383° N, 164.6403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9383&lon=-164.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1658U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1658U) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180225004399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND ONCE AIRBORNE CONTINUED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK.

## 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 GAA18CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA154), Feb 25, 2018: Cessna 207 (N1658U), Newtok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly check that the flight controls were correctly configured before…

## Other reports on N1658U (3)

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

- [Accident 20000706005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706005539A), Jul 6, 2000: Cessna 207 (N1658U), AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed downwind on a 800' strip, elev EST 3000'. Aborted the landing due to a 55 gallon drum that had been left in the middle of the runway 100'…
- [Incident 19860505024699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860505024699I), May 5, 1986: Cessna 207 (N1658U), Fairbanks, AK. Taxied beyond hold line on newly designated temporary runway. No hazard to safety.
- [Incident 19800501044209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501044209I), May 1, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1658U), Tanana, AK. Pilot made forced landing after loud noise and oil pressure loss. Found loose cylinder hold down nuts.

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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