- Date
- April 23, 1980
- Place
- Stebbins, AK · STEBBINS, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7396UCessna 207A
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800423029019A
- Case key
- 130633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2640 80/4/23 STEBBINS,AK CESSNA 207A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1630 N7396U PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 46, 7725 TOTAL HOURS, 319 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEBBINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEBBINS,AK NOME,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- WHEELS DUG INTO SNOW COVERED FROZEN TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7396U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stebbins
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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.
Other investigations on N7396U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC96LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKotzebue, AKan in-flight encouter with bird(s)/geese, which resulted in a bird strike.NTSB ANC85LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNome, AKPlt obtained a special VFR to land at Nome arpt. Plt saw apch lights and made a left circle to line up with rwy. Plt stated, ceiling was 300 ft AGL, low visibility and freezing drizzle was present. Aprx 3/8 inch of ice was on airframe and windshield. Plt…