# NTSB ANC80DA002: Cessna 207A, N6424H, Anchorage, AK, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6424H-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 20700519 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Merrill Field

## 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 19791008042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008042439A), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 207, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed into hangar right after takeoff. Water was found in fuel storage facilities of operator.

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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