- Date
- August 13, 1982, 22:30 local (Aug 14, 1982, 06:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Anvik, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1717UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820813055019I
- Case key
- 71843
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a deadheading flight back to his operations base, the pilot experienced an inflight fire and smoke in the cockpit. After he extinguished the fire and evacuated the smoke, a normal landing was made. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the alternator bonding wire had broken off the terminal and one lead to the voltage regulator was broken off. An FAA inspectors' surveillance record stated, in part, that "the condition of the wiring indicated a lack of proper care and inspection."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1717U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700317
- Airframe hours
- 3,329
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Byron R. Walton
- Registered owner
- Byron R. Walton
- Departed
- SHX · Shageluk, AK
- Destination
- ANV · Anvik, AK
- Airport
- ANV · Anvik
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,020 total · 2,402 in this make and model · 8,875 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 135° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.