- Date
- June 30, 1978
- Place
- Omalik, AK · OMALIK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1789UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780630038889A
- Case key
- 140309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3532 78/6/30 NR.OMALIK,AK CESSNA 207 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1418 N1789U PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 45, 6528 TOTAL HOURS, 473 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OMALIK AIR STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OMALIK,AK FAIRBANKS,AK GALENA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PIREP STATED CLOUDS OBSCD WINDY CREEK DRAINAGE AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1789U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Omalik Air Strip
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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.