# NTSB ANC79DAG43: Cessna 207, N1717U, Shageluk, AK, March 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1979
- Place: Shageluk, AK · SHAGELUK, AK
- Location: 62.6919° N, 159.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shageluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6919&lon=-159.5552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2316  79/3/29  NR.SHAGELUK,AK        CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 11080
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1717U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,AK                  ANIAK,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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-USE EXTRA FUEL TO AVOID SW & ENG STOPPED AFTER SWTCHG TNKS.TRRN-SMALL TREE & SNW CRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1717U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- 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 19790329010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329010679A), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 207, Shageluk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot said he used up most of fuel in one tank, then switched to the other tank. About two minutes later engine quit

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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