# Accident 20181011019729A: Cessna 207A, Anchorage, AK, October 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Sleepers Strip Ap
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERGA
- Location: 61.2517° N, 149.9639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2517&lon=-149.9639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6492H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6492H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181011019729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS AT 700 FEET ELIVATION.

PILOT HAD FUEL SELECTED TO RIGHT TANK.

ENGINE LOST POWER.

PILOT SELECTED LEFT TANK AND ATTEMPTED RESTART.

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCEY LANDING ON DIRT STRIP (SLEEPERS STRIP AP (6AK2) ) , 10 MILES NORTH OF ANCHORAGE.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON FINAL. DURING ROLL OUT AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH A SOFT SPOT AND CALAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 ANC19CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19CA003), Oct 11, 2018: Cessna 207 (N6492H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power, and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees during the…

## Other reports on N6492H (1)

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

- [Incident 19880824060509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824060509I), Aug 24, 1988: Cessna 207A (N6492H), Anchorage, AK. Front baggage door opened after takeoff and 1 bag departed. Door closed normally before. Found broken latch spring.

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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