# NTSB ANC82DA001: Cessna 207, N7605U, Akaichak, AK, October 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1981
- Place: Akaichak, AK · AKAICHAK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1812  81/10/12   AKAICHAK,AK         CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N7605U              PX-  0  1  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 41, 1070 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKAICHAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL,AK                   RETURN                       AKAICHAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- TKOF IMPEDED BY SLUSH & WTR FILLED POT HOLES.1ST 600FT OF RWY MUDDY & UNUSABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7605U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7605U), registered now, S/N 20700443, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akaichak

## 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 19811012066619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066619A), Oct 12, 1981: Cessna 207A, Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Tried takeoff on short pot holed slush covered runway at gross weight. Unable sustain flight. Settled, nosed over.

## Other investigations on N7605U (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 ANC80IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA021), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 207A (N7605U), Bethel, AK, incident, no damage

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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