# NTSB ANC77DA026: Cessna 207, N707FY, Circle Hot Spg, AK, February 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: Circle Hot Spg, AK · CIRCLE HOT SPG, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FY-2011-03-10), registration cancelled 2011-03-10, S/N 20700063, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Circle Hot Spring

## 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 19770206002459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206002459A), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 207, Circle Hot Spg, AK, Substantial damage. Plt elected to t/o from rt side of rwy in order to maintain berm in sight for alignment.

## Other investigations on N707FY (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA012), Dec 15, 1997: Cessna 207 (N707FY), Alakanuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's fuel which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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