# NTSB ANC88LA008: Cessna 207A, N1472M, Sheldon Point, AK, October 17, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1987, 19:25 local (Oct 17, 1987, 03:25 UTC)
- Place: Sheldon Point, AK
- Coordinates: 62.440284, -165.149353 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4403&lon=-165.1494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA008

## Analysis

THE AIR TAXI PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SHORT NARROW GRAVEL AIR STRIP IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. HE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS IN EXCESS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TYPE ACFT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 40 KTS GUSTING TO 50 KTS FROM 230 DEGREES.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1472M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1472M-1996-06-13), registration cancelled 1996-06-13, S/N 20700668, built 1980 (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
- Serial number: 20700668
- Airframe hours: 5037
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: Friendship Air Alaska
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 13, 1987, 7 hours before
- Departed: KSM, SAINT MARYS, AK
- Airport: SMU, Sheldons Point, runway 20, 2,190 × 60 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 8,700 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 40 knots, gusting 50

## 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 19871016061859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016061859A), Oct 16, 1987: Cessna 207A, Sheldon Point, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to overrun the landing strip during the landing roll.

## Other investigations on N1472M (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 ANC86IA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86IA137), Aug 24, 1986: Cessna 207A (N1472M), Togiak, AK, incident, minor 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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