# NTSB ANC81FA091: Cessna 207A, N9552M, Dillingham, AK, August 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1981
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3573   81/8/4  NR.DILLINGHAM,AK      CESSNA 207A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N9552M              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      34, 3704 TOTAL HOURS, 173
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               TOGIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COMPANY FLT PLN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9552M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9552M-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 20700702, built 1981 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810804050149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804050149A), Aug 4, 1981: Cessna 207A, Dillingham, AK, Destroyed. Indicates aircraft wing struck side of box canyon when a turnaround due to rising terrain was attempted.

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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