# NTSB ANC76AA082: Cessna 207, N1707U, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, April 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Anaktuvuk Pass, AK · ANAKTUVUK PASS, AK
- Location: 68.1474° N, 151.6982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1474&lon=-151.6982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2850  76/4/27  NR.ANAKTUVUK PASS,AK  CESSNA 207          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1744
        TIME - 1115                    N1707U              PX-  4  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANAKTUVUK PASS,AK            BETTLES,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT HAD JUST FLOWN THRU SAME WEA.OPERATING UNDER SUBCONTRACT AS WIEN AIR ALASKA FLT 528.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1707U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1707U-1976-07-01), registration cancelled 1976-07-01, S/N 20700307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760427012579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427012579A), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 207, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Plt had just flown thru same wea. Operating under subcontract as wien air Alaska flt 528.

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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