# NTSB ANC80DA070: Cessna 207, N7320U, Pilot Station, AK, July 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1980
- Place: Pilot Station, AK · PILOT STATION, AK
- Location: 61.9466° N, 162.8783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Station, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9466&lon=-162.8783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1733  80/7/21    PILOT STATION,AK    CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N7320U              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 4600 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOT STATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST MARYS,AK                 PILOT STATION,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- HIT UNATTENDED SURVEY EQUIPMENT.SURVEY CREW HAD BEEN CAUTIONED ABOUT PLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7320U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7320U), registered now, S/N 20700397, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- 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: Pilot Station

## 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 19800721027089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721027089A), Jul 21, 1980: Cessna 207A, Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit equipment on runway during landing.

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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