- Date
- September 26, 1976
- Place
- Cir.Hot Spngs, AK · CIR.HOT SPNGS, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1657UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760926033719A
- Case key
- 155567
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3653 76/9/26 NR.CIR.HOT SPNGS,AK CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1700 N1657U PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 6890 TOTAL HOURS, 405 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CIR.HOT SPNGS,AK RETURN FT.YUKON,DK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO AVOID TREES WHILE BUZZING A MOOSE. HAD BEEN DRINKING BFOR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1657U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1657U · 1
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