# NTSB ANC79FA010: Cessna 207A, N18AA, Napaskiak, AK, October 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Napaskiak, AK · NAPASKIAK, AK
- Location: 60.7011° N, 161.7626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napaskiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7011&lon=-161.7626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18AA-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 2070406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Napaskiak

## 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 19781030044029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044029A), Oct 30, 1978: Cessna 207, Napaskiak, AK, Destroyed. Acft came to rest in drainage ditch.

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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