- Date
- December 18, 1980
- Place
- Pilot Station, AK · PILOT STATION, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7318UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801218088399A
- Case key
- 127530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3216 80/12/18 PILOT STATION,AK CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 13060 TIME - 1240 N7318U PX- 0 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PILOT STATION,AK ST MARYS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 40 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER REMARKS- CO FLT PLAN.WND GSTG 40 KTS.PAX DEPLANED AFTER DIRECTED TO RMN IN ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7318U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
N7318URegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2018 · Cessna 207AAirframe modelCessna 207AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7318U · 1
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