ANC77DA026

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 207 · Circle Hot Spg, AK · February 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1977
Place
Circle Hot Spg, AK · CIRCLE HOT SPG, AK
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N707FYCessna 207
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770206002459A
Case key
156809

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0149   77/2/6    CIRCLE HOT SPG,AK   CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N707FY              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 1868 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            81 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIRCLE HOT SPRING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIRCLE HOT SPG,AK           FORT YUKON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- PLT ELECTED TO T/O FROM RT SIDE OF RWY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN BERM IN SIGHT FOR ALIGNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N707FY
Reported as
Cessna 207
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Circle Hot Spring

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N707FY · 1

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