# NTSB ANC79FA028: Cessna 207, N7378U, Chevak, AK, December 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Chevak, AK · CHEVAK, AK
- Location: 61.5294° N, 165.5939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chevak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5294&lon=-165.5939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 5 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4371  78/12/21   CHEVAK,AK           CESSNA 207          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N7378U              PX-  2  4  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 52, 2075 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEVAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.MARYS,AK                 CHEVAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7378U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7378U-1982-10-28), registration cancelled 1982-10-28, S/N 20700426 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chevak

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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