# NTSB ANC90LA060: Cessna 207, N9964M, Kotzebue, AK, April 13, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1990, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Coordinates: 67.23944, -161.189529 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2394&lon=-161.1895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC90LA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5356/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA060

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE MANEUVERING AT A LOW LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SNOW BANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9964M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700766
- Airframe hours: 6850
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bering Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 11, 1990, 8 hours before
- Departed: WLK, SELENIK, AK
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 5,000 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19900413008819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008819A), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna 207, Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck a snowbank while maneuvering at a low altitude. Aircraft cartwheeled and crashed.

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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