# Accident 20180613011822A: Cessna 207, Anchorage, AK, June 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2018, 11:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERGA
- Location: 61.2708° N, 150.5522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2708&lon=-150.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91038-2020-08-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,210 total, 1,284 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613011822A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N91038 DEPARTED ON A 14 CFR 135 FLIGHT FROM MRI TO BLG. THE PILOT WAS FLYING WEST ALONG THE NORTHSIDE OF COOK INLET, APPROX. TWENTY MILES NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE.  RADAR TRACK INDICATED N91038 WAS AT APPROXIMATELY AT 1000 FT. ELEV. AT THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SUSITNA RIVER.  AIRCRAFT N91038 STRUCK AIRCRAFT N9423B AT APPROXIMATELY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCATION. N91038 DESCENDED INTO THE WATER AT THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SUSITNA RIVER, WITH NO SIGN OF SURVIVORS AS REPORTED BY PILOT OF N9423B.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9423B, Cessna 175: [Accident 20180613011812A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613011812A)

## 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 ANC18FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA045), Jun 13, 2018: Cessna 207 (N91038), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision.

## Other reports on N91038 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120204000929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120204000929I), Feb 4, 2012: Cessna 207 (N91038), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. On final approach to Tyonek Airport at approximately 700' MSL and full flaps, aircraft began to sink. Pilot added power and reduced flaps to gain control.…

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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