# NTSB ANC80IA036: Cessna 207, N1749U, Russian Msn, AK, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: Russian Msn, AK · RUSSIAN MSN, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80IA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0002  80/3/15    RUSSIAN MSN,AK      CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3108
        TIME - 1100                    N1749U              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSIAN MISSION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL,AK                   MARSHALL,AK                  RUSSIAN MSN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ICY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN TANK DRY DRG STEEP DESCENT FOR LDG.UN RESTART IN TIME TO REACH RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1749U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1749U), registered now, S/N 20700349, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Russian Mission

## 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 19800315045899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315045899I), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 207, Russian Mission, AK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to select proper fuel tank for approach. Ran out,unable to restart. Landed in river.

## Other investigations on N1749U (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 ANC89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA038), Jan 23, 1989: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Kalskag, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS OPERATION OF THE…

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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