# NTSB ANC80FA028: Cessna 207, N1738U, Atkasuk, AK, February 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1980
- Place: Atkasuk, AK · ATKASUK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799   80/2/8    ATKASUK,AK          CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2100                    N1738U              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            26, 2315 TOTAL HOURS, 202
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATKASUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATKASUK,AK                  BARROW,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- RIGHT STATIC PORT COVERED WITH TAPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1738U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738U-1997-03-18), registration cancelled 1997-03-18, S/N 20700338 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atkasuk

## 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 19800208002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002739A), Feb 8, 1980: Cessna 207, Atkasuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into ground after takeoff. Investigation revealed static system malfunction.

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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