- Date
- September 12, 1980
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1657UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800912041709A
- Case key
- 127938
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3218 80/9/12 FAIRBANKS,AK CESSNA 207 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0858 N1657U PX- 0 0 5 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 6165 TOTAL HOURS, 109 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN AMBLER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FORCED LNDG ON TUNDRA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1657U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1657U · 1
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