# NTSB ANC80DA041: Cessna 207A, N7396U, Stebbins, AK, April 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1980
- Place: Stebbins, AK · STEBBINS, AK
- Location: 63.5222° N, 162.2881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stebbins, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.5222&lon=-162.2881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7396U), registered now, S/N 20700438, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stebbins

## 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 19800423029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423029019A), Apr 23, 1980: Cessna 207A, Stebbens, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to abort takeoff on snow and ice runway. One wheel dug in and caused crash.

## Other investigations on N7396U (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA144), Sep 3, 1996: Cessna 207 (N7396U), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encouter with bird(s)/geese, which resulted in a bird strike.
- [NTSB ANC85LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA039), Jan 11, 1985: Cessna C-207 (N7396U), Nome, AK, substantial damage

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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