# NTSB ANC81DA052: Cessna 207A, N6874M, Marshall, AK, May 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1981
- Place: Marshall, AK · MARSHALL, AK
- Location: 61.8712° N, 162.0631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8712&lon=-162.0631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1226   81/5/9    MARSHALL,AK         CESSNA 207A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1135                    N6874M              PX-  0  0  6  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 22, 1400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL,AK                   RETURN                       MARSHALL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          OTHER
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND.RWY ADJACENT TO HIGH ROCKY CLIFF.MAIL FLIGHT.CO FLT PLAN.WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6874M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874M-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 20700671, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marshall

## 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 19810509026619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509026619A), May 9, 1981: Cessna 207A, Marshall, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when pilot aborted landing and attempted go around. Factor was turbulence.

## Other investigations on N6874M (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 ANC99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA002), Oct 8, 1998: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Napaskiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to remove all contaminated fuel from the fuel system. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate planning/decision to continue a second takeoff…

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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