- Date
- January 7, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aniak, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7389UCessna 207A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830107066919A
- Case key
- 4013
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The acft began to lose power at 700 ft MSL during climbout. The pilot tried the boost pumps and was able to regain some power momentarily. When all power was lost the pilot was forced to land short of the airport on a frozen river. The rough ice sheared the nose gear during roll-out. The pilot stated in an interview that he was unaware of trapped water in fuel tanks and he did not drain the fuel sumps during pre-flight.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7389U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700432
- Airframe hours
- 2,295
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Harolds Air Service, doing business as Wien Air Alaska
- Registered owner
- Harolds Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 4, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Destination
- KLG · Kalskag, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- ANI · Aniak, runway 28, 6,000 × 150 ft
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 3,265 as pilot in command · 282 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -15 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7389U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.