- Date
- October 8, 1979
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6424HCessna 207A
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19791008042439A
- Case key
- 79606
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3617 79/10/8 ANCHORAGE,AK CESSNA 207A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 11120 TIME - 1607 N6424H PX- 3 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYONEK VILLAGE,AK. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FOUND WTR IN STORAGE TNK,LEAK IN FILL PIPE.LINEBOY SVCD ACFT WHILE STORAGE TNK BEING FILLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6424H
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Merrill Field
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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.