# NTSB ANC78FAD05: Cessna 207, N7ME, Dry Bay, AK, July 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1978
- Place: Dry Bay, AK · DRY BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3948  78/7/20    DRY BAY,AK          CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 16054
        TIME - 1030                    N7ME                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1054 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,AK                  DRY BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7ME](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7ME-1997-11-07), registration cancelled 1997-11-07, S/N 20700263 (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 19780720021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720021899A), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna 207A, Dry Bay, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7ME (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 ANC92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA115), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 207 (N7ME), Yakutat, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AN IMPROPER ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOTS ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND THE OBSCURED WEATHER.

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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