# NTSB ANC76DAA65: Cessna 207, N1657U, Cir.Hot Spngs, AK, September 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Cir.Hot Spngs, AK · CIR.HOT SPNGS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAA65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3653  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1657U-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 20700257 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19760926033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926033719A), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna 207, Cir.Hot Spngs, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to avoid trees while buzzing a moose. Had been drinking bfor flt.

## Other investigations on N1657U (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 ANC80FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA099), Sep 12, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1657U), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

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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