# NTSB investigations: Cessna 207A, 1997

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC97FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA155.md): Cessna 207A · Twin Hills, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1997 · N9984M · Destroyed
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude over mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were downdraft conditions, mountainous/hilly terrain, and the use of over-the-counter medications.
- [NTSB ANC97LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA134.md): Cessna 207A · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1997 · N7318U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions. Factors in the accident were a downdraft, crosswind conditions, and rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC97FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA092.md): Cessna 207A · Nome, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1997 · N207SP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from an obstruction (antenna tower). Factors in the accident were low ceilings and visibility, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with…
- [NTSB ANC97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA047.md): Cessna 207 · Teller, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1997 · N6299H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors related to the accident were: a crosswind, a downdraft, the pilot's delayed go-around, improper raising of the flaps, and…
- [NTSB ANC97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA037.md): Short Brothers SC7 · Nunapitchuk, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1997 · N451SA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > inadequate visual look-out by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's airplanes.
- [NTSB ANC97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA027.md): Cessna 207 · Chevak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1997 · N7389U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his misjudgment of distance and altitude during the approach to land, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point during the landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the…
- [NTSB ANC97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA022.md): Cessna 207A · Tununak, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1997 · N9603M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were: low ceiling, fog, rising terrain, and the pilot's inadequate…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073605', '2073604'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073605&year=1997

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