- Date
- October 30, 1978
- Place
- Napaskiak, AK · NAPASKIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N18AACessna 207A
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781030044029A
- Case key
- 138182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4409 78/10/30 NAPASKIAK,AK CESSNA 207A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0920 N18AA PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 26, 1400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPASKIAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK RETURN NAPASKIAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST IN DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18AA
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Napaskiak
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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.