# NTSB ANC80FA099: Cessna 207, N1657U, Fairbanks, AK, September 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1980
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA099

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1657U-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 20700257 (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: Fairbanks Intl

## 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 19800912041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041709A), Sep 12, 1980: Cessna 207, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial climb after takeoff. Landed off runway. Nosed over. Found water in fuel.

## Other investigations on N1657U (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 ANC76DAA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA65), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna 207 (N1657U), Cir.Hot Spngs, 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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