# NTSB ANC80DA071: Cessna 207, N6244H, Kenai, AK, July 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1980
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3209  80/7/23    KENAI,AK            CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 882
        TIME - 0130                    N6244H              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 732 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER AVIATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                KENAI,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- LNDD W LNDG LGT OFF.STRUCK CESSNA 172,N75833,WHICH WAS PARKED NR RWY.DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6244H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6244H-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 20700449, built 1978 (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: Butler Aviation

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800723086009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723086009I), Jul 23, 1980: Cessna 207, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after a bad night landing. Struck parked airplane. Landing lights off due to fog in area.

## Other investigations on N6244H (1)

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 ANC80FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA103), Sep 28, 1980: Robertson 207A (N6244H), Nikiski, AK, destroyed

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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