# NTSB ANC71AA053: Cessna 207, N1564U, Egegik, AK, April 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1971
- Place: Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
- Location: 58.2724° N, 157.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egegik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2724&lon=-157.5131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0032  71/4/16    EGEGIK,ALAS         CESSNA 207          CR-  0  1  0  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10400
        TIME - 1330                    N1564U              PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KING SALMON,ALAS            UGASHIK,ALAS                 EGEGIK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO FROZEN RIVER. WEA BRIEF ON BUSH RADIO FROM EGIGIK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1564U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Egegik

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.

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