# NTSB ANC81DA111: Cessna 207A, N73771, Golovin, AK, September 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1981
- Place: Golovin, AK · GOLOVIN, AK
- Location: 64.5603° N, 163.0076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golovin, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5603&lon=-163.0076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3629   81/9/4    GOLOVIN,AK          CESSNA 207A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 866
        TIME - 2200                    N73771              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLOVIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOME,AK                     RETURN                       GOLOVIN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- NO ARPT OR RUNWAY LIGHTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73771](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73771-1998-03-30), registration cancelled 1998-03-30, S/N 20700626, 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: Golovin

## 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 19810904059269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904059269A), Sep 4, 1981: Cessna 207A, Golovin, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting landing on unlighted strip. Was not lined up with runway. Crashed during go-around.

## Other investigations on N73771 (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 ANC89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA042), Feb 9, 1989: Cessna 207 (N73771), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING FROM FUEL INTERRUPTION DUE TO A BLOCKAGE IN THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE CHECK VALVE.

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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